Facts against the world No one breathes a word The moment sags quietly Under the weight of dirt Shadows unfold ** without a soul Some secrets remain untold Nobody must know And then there was silence Passive aggressive violence So damn loud it's hard to bear But the machine keeps on rolling For silence to cut through the air And you don't care Repeat the downfall Until the death bell tolls Breaking all brick walls Walls meant to stand tall Are there armies Legions somewhere out there Waiting to brave apathy Defy hypocrisy? And then there was silence Passive aggressive violence So damn loud it's hard to bear But the machine keeps on rolling For silence to cut through the air And you don't care A mask for a face Without a future Keep marching in line Never to ask yourself when or why The dead ash pit of sky Had sucked out all life And then there was silence Passive aggressive violence So damn loud it's hard to bear But the machine keeps on rolling For silence to cut through the air And you don't care