Darkness and Silence
THE WORLD THAT I LIVE IN IS NOT CLEAR,
NO SOUND, NO NOISE, NO DIN TO HEAR.
THIS DARK WORLD OF MINE,
I SMILE TRYING TO LOOK FINE.
THIS SOUNDLESS WORLD OF MINE,
USED TO SEND SHIVERS THROUGH MY SPINE.
MY PARENTS WHOM I WILL NEVER SEE,
THEY LOVE ME ALLOT YOU WILL HAVE TO AGREE.
"I CANNOT HEAR",
I SAY THAT WITHOUT TEAR.
I MISS THE SOUNDS YOU TAKE FOR GRANTED,
I AM DEAF, BUT CAN SEE THE TREES BEING PLANTED.
OH! TO LISTEN TO MY FATHER'S TALKS,
TO LISTEN TO THE SHUFFLE WHEN HE WALKS.
THE WIND WHISTLING IN MY EAR,
GOD -IF ONLY I COULD HEAR.
I MAKE THE MOST OF THIS LIFE,
YOU MAKE ME FEEL ODD- AS IF I HAD NO LIFE.
YOU PITY ME: THAT'S NOT WHAT I NEED,
GIVE ME YOUR LOVE, YOUR FRIENDSHIP, IS THAT GREED?
"I CANNOT SEE",
LORD, HELP ME.
YOU GAVE ME LIFE FOR A REASON,
BUT I WILL SEE NO SEASON.
NO SNOW, NO RAIN, NO TREE WILL I SEE,
WHEN I DIE ONLY THEN WILL I BE FREE.
MY ONLY EYES IN THIS BLIND FOG,
IS MY LOYAL AND TRUSTED DOG.
THIS COLOURLESS WORLD OF MINE,
IF ONLY I COULD VISIT A HOLY SHRINE.
WHAT A MIRACLE THAT WOULD BE,
IF BY GOING THERE I COULD SEE.
OH! THIS DARK DUNGEON OF MINE,
I CANNOT SEE BUT I STILL FEEL FINE.
TO SEE THE ONES I LOVE,
TO WALK THE STREETS ALONE WITHOUT FEAR OF A SHOVE.
I CAN SEE, BUT CANNOT HEAR,
HE CANNOT SEE, BUT CAN HEAR.
THERE ARE THOSE OF US WHO CAN NEITHER SEE NOR HEAR,
THEY CAN TEACH US HOW TO LIVE LIFE HERE.
ON THIS BIG WORLD HEATED BY THE SUN,
WHAT'S IT LIKE TO TALK AND RUN?
COME - BE MY FRIEND TODAY,
MAKE ME FEEL GREAT, NOT DULL OR GREY.
IN THIS WORLD OF MINE,
I FEEL FINE.
I HAVE LEARNED TO MAKE GOOD USE OF MY TIME HERE,
EVEN THOUGH I CANNOT SEE, EVEN THOUGH I CANNOT HEAR.
