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Standing Outside the Gate

[Verse 1] I am looking for a frequency That doesn't hurt my ears Away from the smoke and the plastic laughs Away from the manufactured fears The neighbor screams at a crying child The dog barks at the rust And I am choking on the noise And choking on the dust [Chorus] Is there a coordinate on the map? Is there a secret place? Where silence isn't empty But a warm and gentle space Where black is black and white is white And no one needs to fight To prove that they are right I need an island of silence tonight [Verse 2] They stand on the corner and blow their clouds They laugh like hyenas in the street No respect for the air we share No respect for the ground beneath their feet Twisting the words until truth is a lie Flipping the colors right before your eye It’s a circus of ego, a carnival of hate And I am just standing outside the gate [Bridge] I don't need paradise I don't need gold I just need a story that hasn't been sold A place where the quiet is heavy and deep Where a promise is something that people actually keep Does it exist? Or is it just a mist? [Chorus] Is there a coordinate on the map? Is there a secret place? Where silence isn't empty But a warm and gentle space Where black is black and white is white And no one needs to fight To prove that they are right I need an island of silence tonight [Outro - Fading out into nothing] Take me there. Away from the barking. Away from the screaming. Just... Quiet.