The Silence

Intro : C , G , Em , G , C , Em , G x2 C tell me a piece of your history G C that you’re proud to call your own C speak in words you picked up G C as you walked through life alone . C we used to swim in your stories G C and be pulled down by their tide , C choking on the words G C and drowning with no air inside . Em C now you’ve hit a wall and it’s not your fault G D my dear , my dear , my dear . Em C now you’ve hit a wall and you’ve hit it hard , G D my dear , my dear , oh dear . C G D it is not enough to be dumbstruck; ( can you fill the silence? ) C G Em B you must have the words in that head of yours . C G and oh , oh , can you feel the silence? Em D i can’t take it anymore , C G D ’cause it is not enough to be dumbstruck . ( can you fill the silence? ) C , G , Em , G , C , Em , G tell me a piece of your history that you’ve never said out loud . pull the rug beneath my feet and shake me to the ground . wrap me around your fingers , break the silence open wide , and before it seeps into my ears , it fills me up from the inside . now you’ve hit a wall and you’re lost for words , my dear , my dear , my dear . now you’ve hit a wall and you hit it hard my dear , my dear , oh dear . it is not enough to be dumbstruck; ( can you fill this silence? ) you must have the words in that head of yours . and oh , oh , can you feel the silence? i can’t take it anymore , ’cause it is not enough to be dumbstruck . ( can you fill the silence? ) C , G , D C if you give it a name , then it’s already won . G D what you good for , what you good for? C if you give it a name , then it’s already won . G D what you good for , what you good for? C G if you give it a name , then it’s already won . D what you good for , what you good for? C G if you give it a name , then it’s already won . Em D what you good for , what you good for? it is not enough to be dumbstruck; ( can you fill this silence? ) you must have the words in that head of yours . and oh , oh , can you feel the silence? i can’t take it anymore , ’cause it is not enough to be dumbstruck , oh . C , G , Em , G , C , Em , G x2