It's not the shouting Or the angry words It's not those looks Sideways glancing It's not do as I say It's not compliance It's the silence It's the silence It's not the reasoning It's not the logic It's not the questions Third degree It's not acceptance No, it's not defiance It's the silence It's the silence Fear of the unknown Is bad enough, yeah But saying nothing Says so much It ain't you, it ain't me Ain't where you come from Color of skin It's not about pain It ain't about violence It's the silence It's the silence It's the silence (Yeah) It's the silence No more silence No more silence No more silence No more silence Wait a minute, no more silence Stand up better, shout it out, shout it out Silence, yeah Won't you please shout it out, silence? No more, no more silence No, no, no, no, no, no, no No more silence, please, please, please No more silence, no more silence, yeah Scream a minute, scream a minute Silence, yeah, yeah, stop it now stop it now Silence, please no more, please no more Please no more, please no more silence Oh, no, no, no, no more silence Please, no more silence