So I take that you thought
Some things are better left unsaid
You chose your inhibitions

Over what I should comprehend
What could have been done
To keep me from going astray

Begging for direction
But not pointed out the way


Silence, silence doesn't teach
Silence, silence doesn't lead
Silence, where did I end up

In a self-destructive rut

Do I think I'm stronger because I learned my own way

I just think I'm lucky to have made it out unscathed
Now I'm thinking I resent the counsel that I lacked
All the words I didn't hear could have saved my past


Silence, silence doesn't teach
Silence, silence doesn't lead

Silence, where did I end up
In a self-destructive rut


Silence is deafening
You don't say
Silence is deafening


The corrupt light shines
The corrupt light blinds

Time to shrink, time to hide
Time to guard what's inside


The street didn't gently take me under their wing
The street is so dirty and I feel unclean
Silence is deafening when guidance is sought

Silence is deafening, and now I'm haunted