She tests every ^Dm7word like a ^Dmfine ^Amwine ^Dm7 ^Dm ^Am She holds every ^Dm7thought like her ^Dmlast ^Amdime ^Dm7 ^Dm ^C You could hear a ^Gpin drop from ^Dmmiles a^Amway ^C You could hear a ^Gheart stop, as ^Bmplain as ^Eday

We ^Flive in a ^Cland where ^Gsilence is ^Dmking ^FWhispers have ^Call disap^Gpeared ^FCry for an ^Cecho, you ^Gwon't hear a ^Dm7thing ^FSilence is ^Dm7king around ^Amhere ^FSilence is ^Dm7king around ^Amhere ^Dm7 ^Dm ^Am ^Dm7 ^Dm ^Am

Where are the ^Dm7dreams we were ^Dmaft^Amer? ^Dm7 ^Dm ^Am Where is the ^Dm7joy and the ^Dmlaugh^Amter? ^Dm7 ^Dm ^C Were they only ^Ghabits, we were ^Dmdoomed to ^Amlose ^C Or is ^Gdestiny not ^Bmours to ^Echoose?

We ^Flive in a ^Cland where ^Gsilence is ^Dmking ^FWhispers have ^Call disap^Gpeared ^FCry for an ^Cecho, you ^Gwon't hear a ^Dm7thing ^FSilence is ^Dm7king around ^Amhere F Dm7 Am G-C Silence is king around here

If my ^Gactions make you^Dm speak your ^Ammind ^A#Angry words are better than ^Dnone

We ^Flive in a ^Cworld where ^Gsilence is ^Dmking ^FWhispers have ^Call disap^Gpeared ^FCry for an ^Cecho, you ^Gwon't hear a ^Dm7thing ^FSilence is ^Dm7king around ^Amhere

We ^Flive in a ^Cland where ^Gsilence is ^Dmking ^FWhispers have ^Call disap^Gpeared ^FCry for an ^Cecho, you ^Gwon't hear a ^Dm7thing ^FSilence is ^Dm7king around ^Amhere ^FSilence is ^Dm7king around ^Amhere ^FSilence is ^Dm7king around ^Amhere

Melanie Safka - Silence is king