I open the door to the taxi
Here I was at the beginning
Of the quiet, cold feeling
The driver takes his casual smoke
He coughs to disturb the quiet
I ask myself why quiet?
I remain silent
To keep the quiet strong
I burst into the question
"How much will it be roughly?"
I broke the quiet this time
Me . . . I was the one this time
I ask myself why quiet?
We pull up at the station
I hand him a ten-pound note
I get a five-pound one back
I escape the quiet
I go to the train platform
Suddenly the quiet creeps back
I ask myself why quiet?
The people around me are talking
I can't hear them
I can hear no one
Many are walking
But all are quiet
Why quiet?
As the train approaches
It's silent and cold
The doors hurtle open
Are they meant to be this quiet?
The people hurry over
But are quiet
Why quiet?
I arrive at my destination
A very busy train station
Lots of people all around
Waiting for trains
All are quiet
Everything around me is quiet
I ask myself why quiet?
I wait for my train back home
It's delayed by nineteen minutes
Everything seems so quiet
I just think to myself
I hear myself thinking loudly
But nothing else
Why quiet?
I jump on the train
Which will take me home
I think the quiet has gone
As I enter the train
People are talking
I think I can hear them
But I cant
Why quiet?
I finally arrive at my final destination
Everything seems quiet again
There must be a reason
I try to think of a reason
But all I ask myself is…
WHY QUIET? |
