Author Archives: Chado

Silent Community: 1978

PENETRATION

There’s a lot of freedom, but not enough choice
Habits never change—and there’s only one voice
Fifty odds under 25’s are past the caring age
What will have to happen before the place can change…
Nothing to do, and nothing to say;
the silent community is here to stay
Opinions exhausted but healthy and needed
Wake up to the future, you can’t overlook it…
Frightened to speak—yeah, freedom of speech
Means nothing to most and trouble if you preach it
Punished for speaking and praised for the silence
Pent-up emotions or modern day violence. . .
Nothing to do, and nothing to say . . .
Shout if you want to, fight if you need to
Hesitations surging into view
Secret societies encouraged but untrue
Just say something—we all want to hear you
Nothing to do, and nothing to say . . .