The Silent Within - Steve Vai

Endless time is arriving in this lost and found

What is now was always but never seemed to be

In the breath of a heartbeat the walls tumble down

An elusive light and sound enraptured me

But I remain in my body

Words fail to describe what we feel when we die inside

God only knows what we’re feeling

When the lights grow dim

Is there really a voice inside

In the silent within

Torn apart by a twister of greed lust and pride

When I bleed it’s a need to be one with you

Why is anger so hungry and love so blind

Why do we hurt when we cry

Well God only knows what we’re dreaming

In our ultimate sin

Do we really hide anything

In the silent within

Silent within, within

Ohh hide in your darkness

And I’m dreaming today

Only for a moment would you hear

Oh slow me down

Run away

God only knows and He ain’t talkin'

In the sound and the light and the life

There’s no end to the bottom when we start to fall

There’s no top to the high when we want to climb

And this heart is a prison bound by chains of gold

Wherein lies the keys

God only knows how we’re falling

While reaching for Him

In this vacuum of time and space

In the silent within

God only knows

Within

It’s a drop from the ocean

A star from the sky

A grain of sand from the earth

A tear from an eye

When the light is before us

And shines in our life

In the silent within

God only knows