Remove Ads[Verse 1]
Dm
Bb C Dm I walk past the church the mosque and the shrine
BbWhere the gods all squabble and the liars align
CTruth wears a muzzle facts wear a chain while
Gm DmChildren are trafficked in back streets of pain
The lawmen looked sideways the council stayed mute
BbThe press played it careful then followed the suit
CAnd the preachers who preach about heaven and fire were
Gm DmToo scared to say when their own walked the wire
[Chorus]
Bb C DmOh the silence that screams it echoes and burns
Bb C DmWhile the wheel of injustice keeps taking its turns
Bb C DmTruth ain't a weapon nor is it hate
Bb C DmBut when you fear the truth it's already too late
[Verse 2]
The groomers they hunted in pubs and in parks with accents from
Bb Bradford and shadows from dark
They weren't all the
C Muslims but damn some were
Gm DmAnd if you won't name them the lies will confer
Now some cry
Islam some cry crusade
BbSome want the truth and some want to blame
CBut Dylan once warned us don't follow a man
Gm DmWho sells your salvation but won't lift a hand
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
DmAnd the imam who mutters this shames my soul
BbIn a whisper so low it don't pay the toll
CWhile the bishop reads headlines and turns back to sleep
Gm DmAnd the cop says it's culture just don't make it deep
[Chorus]
Bb DmOh the silence it screams it echoes and burns
Bb C DmWhile the wheel of injustice keeps taking its turn
Bb C DmThis ain't about race or a flag or a creed
Bb C DmIt's about girls who were broken while cowards took heed
[Verse 4]
Now let's face the hard truth the kind that don't lie
BbThe West lost its voice while the
East sent a cry
CAnd some came in peace
And some came to war
GmBut if you look away
DmYou won't see what it's for
[Outro]
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Bb C Dm Bb C
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