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It's The Silence That Kills You

from THE FULL ENGLISH by JUDGE SMITH

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This song was originally a tiny fragment of Judge Smith's 'Curly's Airships', the double album box set, also available on Bandcamp.

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IT’S THE SILENCE THAT KILLS YOU

We were Service, d’you see?
Follow orders; don’t make waves
Keep your eyes on your duty
We survived the War
And now we’re hopelessly, helplessly, hideously brave.
Anything else would be letting the side down
Anything else was never discussed
Anything else was the unspeakable thing
The final taboo...

It’s the silence that kills you
Don’t break the silence.
It’s the silence that kills you
Don’t break the silence.
Don’t break the silence.

We were Service, don’t y’know?
Stick together; don’t tell tails.
But we were haunted by heroes.
Why are we still here?
And so we’re fearlessly, foolishly, effortlessly bold.
Anything else would be letting the side down
Anything else was never discussed
Anything else was the unspeakable thing
The final taboo...

It’s the silence that kills you
Don’t break the silence.
It’s the silence that kills you
Don’t break the silence.
It’s the silence that kills you
Don’t break the silence.
Don’t break the silence.
Don’t break...

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from THE FULL ENGLISH, released May 1, 2020

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JUDGE SMITH Glastonbury, UK

Judge Smith co-founded the band Van der Graaf Generator in 1967 with Peter Hammill, & has since been involved in many music projects as writer, composer or performer. He has written stage musicals, classical & rock libretti, songs for television & a book on Life after Death; directed a prize-winning short film, & released fourteen CDs & two DVDs. He was born in 1948 & lives near Glastonbury, UK. ... more

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