After the Silence

When the silence hits the room,

And the daylight leaves too soon,

I can hear the things I hide,

All the storms I keep inside.

I spent the daylight chasing gold,

Building dreams that can't be sold.

Every minute,

every mile, Another reason for a smile.

But when the noise begins to fade,

I'm face to face with what I've made.

The victories don't make a sound,

When there's nobody else around.

I can run but I can't hide,

From the echoes deep inside.

Every shadow knows my name,

Every heartbeat feels the same.

When the silence hits,

And the whole world disappears,

I can feel a thousand dreams,

Falling through a thousand years.

When the silence calls,

And there's nowhere left to run,

I keep searching for the light,

When the day is finally done.

I watched the mountains turn to dust,

Put my faith in things I trust.

Some days I'm a king of light,

Some nights I can barely fight.

There's a photograph inside my mind,

Of the life I thought I'd find.

But every road I didn't take,

Still reminds me what's at stake.

I can run but I can't hide,

From the echoes deep inside.

Every shadow knows my name,

But I don't have to stay the same.

When the silence hits,

And the whole world disappears,

I can feel a thousand dreams,

Falling through a thousand years.

When the silence calls,

And there's nowhere left to run,

I keep searching for the light,

When the day is finally done.

Maybe all the noise was mine,

Trying to outrun the hands of time.

Maybe I was never lost,

Just afraid to count the cost.

If I strip away the fame,

If nobody knows my name,

Would the fire still remain?

Would I do it all again?

Yes, I'd walk into the rain,

Take the loss and take the pain.

Not for glory, not for gold,

But for stories still untold!

When the silence hits,

I won't disappear tonight!

Every scar becomes a spark,

Every shadow finds the light!

When the silence calls,

I won't turn and run away!

I can hear my own heart beating,

And I've still got things to say!

When the silence fills the air,

I can finally hear me there.

No more running from the night,

I was always my own light.