“Silence Is Golden” is track #6 on Garbage’s third album Beautiful Garbage.
This track and “Til the Day I Die” were first written and recorded in October 1999, during the Version 2.0 tour and conceived to be released on the then planned-but-canceled B-sides and remixes collection.
The song made it...
[Verse 1]
If I am silent, then
I am not real
If I speak up, then
No one will hear
If I wear a mask, there's
Somewhere to hide
[Chorus 1]
Silence is golden
I have been broken
Safe in my own skin
So nobody wins
[Verse 2]
If I raise my voice, will
Someone get hurt?
And if I can't feel, then
I won't get touched
If no truths are spoken, then
No lies can hide
[Chorus 2]
Silence is golden
I have been broken
Safe in my own skin
So nobody wins
Silence is golden
Nobody gets in
Safe in my own skin
So nobody wins
[Bridge]
Did you hear me speak?
Do you understand?
Did you hear my voice?
Will you hold my hand?
Do you understand me?
[Outro]
Won't someone listen?
Nobody gets in
My body's a temple
But nothing is simple
Silence is golden
I have been broken
Something was stolen
Safe in my own skin
Safe in my own skin
Won't someone listen?
My body's a temple
But nothing is simple
My body's a temple
But nothing is simple
Something was stolen
I have been broken
I have been broken
Silence is golden
I have been broken
Safe in my own skin
Silence Is Golden was written by Duke Erikson & Steve Marker & Butch Vig & Shirley Manson.
Silence Is Golden was produced by Garbage.
Garbage released Silence Is Golden on Mon Oct 01 2001.
Silence is Golden: This is a song dedicated to all victims of domestic and sexual violence. 👩🏼🦰#timstwitterlisteningparty pic.twitter.com/deHys3Z3X6— Garbage (@garbage) November 9, 2021