1 Fear of Silence LyricsThe radio says goodnight
But the interference on the airwaves
Is not sleeping
A car door slams as a man gets out
And the footsteps disappear
Into the distance
Fear of silence
The sun has disappeared
And the yellow eyes of the streetlights
From the sky are staring
As moonlight draws on the bedroom walls
As the fears come out
And creep into the stillness
Fear of silence, fear of silence
Oh, for a voice
To chase away the demons of the dark
Oh, for a voice
To speak in peace into a fearful heart
Oh, for a tender word
To come and tell us who we are
Oh, for the soothing sound of it
To chase away the fear of silence
Eyes shut tight to the outside world
But the eyes inside the mind
Are wide and watching
As conscience breaks the surface
Of troubled waters
And reads out the accusation
Fear of silence, fear of silence
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I've heard the sound
It often calms my fears
And chases the inquisitors
That walk the troubled years
Pouring out forgiveness
On a guilty furtive soul
Opening my ears to the symphonies
I've never heard before
Fear of silence, fear of silence
Fear of silence, fear of...