Sound and Silence

My choir director was harsh

But it made him a perfect teacher

By waving his wand, he took folks who could sing

And he made them singers

I didn't enjoy it that much

Some things that he said really stuck

He said, "Music is sound and silence"

Sound and silence

Paid too much for coffee to go

And I wandered the lonely city

I decided that I had grown deaf

That God just gave up on speaking

And it felt like a permanent pause

But I think it was part of the song

One half of the sound and silence

Oh, sound and silence

Head in hands, I have sobbed on a pew

To the sound of an empty church

Where the echo of Sunday's song died

Leaving silence too deep for words

But every beautiful song has a break

Every pause holds a meaningful place

And it sears when the silence begins

But it sings when the choir comes back in

'Cause music is sound and silence

Oh, sound and silence

Oh, music is sound and silence

Oh, sound and silence