Listen...

Listen
Careful not to hear it
Listen for what you want to hear
Ignoring words that bring you fear
Ears enslaved to the threat of tears
Obedient to the silent end that nears

Listen
Care enough to hear it?
Listen to what you think you hear
Beyond the silence where you hide in fear
Then dry your eyes as sounds draw near
And face whatever makes it here

Listen
Careful and you'll hear it
A resounding truth that echoes on
Past the dusk and through the dawn
Unto kings, & queens, & every pawn
The sound of going, going, gone-

Listen
I know that you can hear it
A voice inside your head will say
We've all been lost, and gone astray
Where was it that we lost our way?
Wandering towards what cannot stay
What words are left for me to say?

Listen
Until you really hear it
The sound that speaks from deep inside
That depth in which your soul resides
For you alone it must confide
The secrets of your inner tides

Listen...