Скачать или смотреть Loud Silence - Album Version - From Russia With Claws (ИЗ РОССИИ С КОГТЯМИ)

This song is found in Chapter 5 of my book, "Room at the Top of the World." It was originally written in 2007. In 2020, I decided to pull it out and tweak it. It was my producer's favorite song of any that I had ever written. He never said why, but I believe it was all the oxymorons in the lyrics. There is nothing special about the music. It was his idea to change my Emaj chord to an Esus in the bridge. I loved the way this chord sounds at the beginning of "Behind Blue Eyes" so I quickly agreed. It is a very atmospheric chord.

The original intro was a chord progression of the verse chords. Since the simple C-G-Am progression (one of my favorites) is also used by Skynyrd in "Simple Man"—a song my wife loves—I decided to give a nod to the South's greatest and Travis pick a similar intro. It is different but should be recognizable. R.I.P. Ronnie and the crew.

Words and music by John Thomas Cripps
© 2007 John Thomas Cripps, ASCAP
Additional arrangement by SUNO & Kippy Allen
Mastered by LANDR
Song tabs are available on Songsterr

Lyrics:
[VERSE 1]
Where do the tears go?
When they dry upon your face
Does anyone really care?
Where do the prayers go?
Are they just lost in space?
Rising up just like hot air

[CHORUS]
This loud silence
Is beginning to hurt my ears
But this proud defiance
Won’t allow for any fears

[VERSE 2]
What of my longing?
And the moaning in my soul
Just lookin’ for an ounce of love
It’s only when I gave up
Found my tears…were…saved up
Prayers were answered from above

[CHORUS]
This loud silence
Is beginning to hurt my ears
But this proud defiance
Won’t allow for any fears

[BRIDGE]
There is beauty in silence
It cannot tell a lie
I’ve learned to listen
With my mind’s eye
With my mind’s eye

[VERSE 3]
When she came and spoke to me
She didn’t once move her lips
And that’s all I needed to hear
Then she grabbed my hand up
Motioned to slow dance with me
And her words were crystal clear

[FINAL CHORUS]
This loud silence
No longer hurts my ears, no
And this proud defiance

Has slowly disappeared

[OUTRO]
This loud silence
It no longer hurts my ears
No longer hurts my ears
No longer hurts my…

Where do the tears go?
When they dry upon your face