Le Silence

I'll take the insults
The sweet words, the whispers
The cries of joy, of distress
The rain on the windows
The noise of the subway
The sounds that lull, or pierce me

But the silence
I reject the silence
When everything suddenly goes out
Is silent within us
The silence
Everything but not the silence
When there is nothing left in you
Of us
Of us

I've countered the pure words
The lies, the oaths
Everything that binds us, or destroys us
And from the very first cry
To a life that escapes
I'll take everything, and to the end

But the silence
I reject the silence
When everything suddenly goes out
Is silent within us
The silence
Everything but not the silence
When there is nothing left in you
Of us

I even take what hurts me
Before the noises cease

The silence
I reject the silence
When everything suddenly goes out
Is silent within us
The silence
Everything but not the silence
When there is nothing left in you
Of us
Of us

Nothing at all...