Haley Heynderickx - Tired of Being Quiet

{Verse 1}
We don't talk about the distance
We don't talk about the hunger
Perhaps since we don't talk they cannot tell we're going under
Perhaps we've been too fearful of not doing what we're told
Oh, it's easy being quiet but it ain't easy being alone

{Verse 2}
In a land where I'm a stranger
Is a land where I am numb
I cross the streets in shadows to hope the whole world won't find out
That my rights are still translucent, like a sharp wind in the cold
Oh, it's easy being quiet but it ain't easy being alone

{Verse 3}
I learned that poverty is normal
I learned the language hurts my tongue
I learned that jobs are scarce like cutlery is sharp as hunger to my stomach
My bravery is still nameless, an expressionless expression
Oh, it's easy being quiet but it won't leave much room for questions

{Verse 4}
When can we learn to live forgiveness?
When can my brothers know their names?
Will we ever find the balance of sharing land in the same place?
I feel the new world slowly bloomin' as the old one starts to mold
Oh, it's easy being quiet but it ain't easy being alone

{Verse 5}
So go tell your friends and mothers
Tell them you are done
The war's gone long without us using the ammo of our tongues
I see justice in each pea pod and every hand that's gone to feed it
'Cause I'm tired of being quiet
'Cause I'm tired of being quiet
I'm so tired of being quiet
And the soul is not defeated