They're holding back the rain Indulgence will contort us Dissect my fantasy Imprisoned by the silence In fountains we bathe A glistening asylum Apparently so If I sang all that violence Let silence speak for you A broken word or two I've given all I can You've left me empty handed Please don't move, they'll see Don't make a sound, don't speak I see you've raised the dead With the broken words you've said My fingertips disdain What I touch reminds us Of broken windowpane Afraid they're gonna find us Now every day it rains But the stigma won't wash from us We're passengers on trains Graffitied with the slogan Tolerate my fear Wipe off one last tear For granted we'll be true But we can't stand too close Your fragile sense of grace Won't save my empathy We'll have to wait and see Our broken words are free Let silence speak for you A broken word or two I've given all I can You've left me empty handed Please don't move, they'll see Don't make a sound, don't speak I see you've raised the dead With the broken words you've said You've said *