The Suffocating Silence

Something's going on here

The object is unspoken,

but I can see the makings of a sinister design

The bristles of the tightening noose

are scratching at my throat,

and in shadows, whispered voices

plot to take from me what's mine

The tension's ever-mounting, and the dam's about to break!

Something's going wrong here

The lines have all been broken

In the shelter of our silence, conflicts feed upon themselves

We both have our agendas, if only we would voice them

But the guilt between us widens

as we keep them to ourselves

The tension's ever-mounting, and the dam's about to break

In the suffocating silence attended by our dreams,

this emptiness devours

In the darkness of desire where nothing's as it seems,

our demons lie in wait for you and me

Subconscious acts replace the spoken word,

and we express with cruelty what we neglect to say

And everybody's shouting, but no one can hear,

and only desperate ringing fills my ears

And we all know that words can kill,

but their absence is more lethal still

In the suffocating silence attended by our dreams,

this emptiness devours

In the darkness of desire where nothing's as it seems,

our demons lie in wait for you and me

Something's going on here

The object is unspoken,

but I can see the makings of a sinister design

The tension's ever-mounting, the dam's about to break

Failing to discuss it could be our last mistake