Silence Is Golden - Garbage

If I am silent, then I am not real

If I speak up, then no one will hear

If I wear a mask, there’s somewhere to hide

Silence is golden

I have been broken

Safe in my own skin

So nobody wins

If I raise my voice, will someone get hurt?

And if I can’t feel, then I won’t get touched

If no truths are spoken, then no lies can hide

Silence is golden

I have been broken

Safe in my own skin

So nobody wins

Silence is golden

Nobody gets in

Safe in my own skin

So nobody wins

Did you hear me speak?

Do you understand?

Did you hear my voice?

Will you hold my hand?

Do you understand me?

Won’t someone listen?

Nobody gets in

My body’s a temple

But nothing is simple

Silence is golden

I have been broken

Something was stolen

Safe in my own skin

Safe in my own skin

Won’t someone listen?

My body’s a temple

But nothing is simple

My body’s a temple

But nothing is simple

Something was stolen

I have been broken

I have been broken

Silence is golden

I have been broken

Safe in my own skin