pray silence

it’s a clean and shiny world

take it in - admire the vision

see our screens, our plastic buildings

see our neat, elastic clothes

pray silence

pray silence

think, my friend, but never speak it

follow me, be clever now

take a pill: their easy comfort

is all you need to keep you here

in silence

pray silence

days are gone of many words

it’s better now they’re dead and buried

banished weapons made for killing

let ‘em go, my friend, and

hear the silence

pray silence

now that babel’s taken leave

there’s better ways of making money

see, my friend, it’s all worked out

you can leave your thoughts, and

join the silence

pray silence

it’s a clean and shiny world

take it in - admire the vision

see our screens, our plastic buildings

see our neat, elastic clothes

pray silence

pray silence

pray silence

written by tom yates 21 january 2002

tom yates - lead vocal, piano