The Essence of Silence

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1: Mark Jansen]
Something is wrong
My strength has gone
Thoughts are corrupting my mind

[Simone Simons]
I can see I perceive this ain’t me

[Mark Jansen]
Something so strong
My mood has swung
I can’t get it out of my head

[Simone Simons]
I believe that my mind misleads me

[Pre-Chorus: Simone Simons]
(We confuse)
Is it a doubt you try to hide?
(Tangle and abuse)
Just have an open look inside
(We appear)
It’s just a dreary memory stuck in your mind
(Memory stuck in your mind)

[Chorus: Simone Simons]
Retrieve your balance
Use your senses to observe
(The essence of silence)
Search for your essence
Find the silence within you
(The essence is…)

[Post-Chorus: Mark Jansen]
You’re searching and bursting

[Verse 2: Mark Jansen]
There seems to be no cure
When tension endures
Delusions corrupting my mind

[Simone Simons]
I can see I perceive this ain’t me

[Mark Jansen]
There seems to be no way
When light fades to grey
To get them all out my head

[Simone Simons]
I believe that my mind misleads me

[Pre-Chorus: Simone Simons]
(We confuse)
Is it a doubt you try to hide?
(Tangle and abuse)
Just have an open look inside
(We appear)
It’s just a dreary memory stuck in your mind
(Memory stuck in your mind)

[Chorus: Simone Simons]
Retrieve your balance
Use your senses to observe
(The essence of silence)
Search for your essence
Find the silence within you
(The essence is…)

[Breakdown: Mark Jansen]
Make a start
Explore your heart

When a persistent memory
Penetrates deep in your mind
Allow the silence to destroy
Your thoughts in every kind

[Instrumental Break]

[Pre-Chorus: Simone Simons]
(We confuse)
Is it a doubt you try to hide?
(Tangle and abuse)
Just have an open look inside
(We appear)
It’s just a dreary memory stuck in your mind
(Memory stuck in your mind)

[Chorus: Simone Simons]
Retrieve your balance
Use your senses to observe
(The essence of silence)
Allow the silence
To wipe your thoughts away

Retrieve your balance
Use your senses to observe
(The essence of silence)
Search for your essence
Find the silence within you
(The essence lies...)

[Outro: Mark Jansen]
In silence!