Suddenly it’s quiet,
Not a sound or a whisper can be heard,
Even the birds in the trees stop,
Everthing stops
As silence falls.
It hangs in the air,
Thick and oppressive,
weighing me down,
It scares me,
Everything seems changed
When silence falls.
You said I would never be alone,
You said You loved me,
Where are your wings?
Your resting place?
You have abandoned me,
You are the silence.
I am fighting myself,
I am fighting the world around me,
I am fighting you too,
I should be fighting the silence.
I close my eyes,
I listen, but still nothing.
I open my eyes, I close them, open them,
My heart is closed, it needs to open,
An open heart will crush the silence.
When silence falls, do not be afraid,
When silence falls, you are not alone,
When silence falls, stop fighting,
When silence falls, open your heart,
When silence falls, call on the Lord.