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Sundae · 03-22-2009, 07:52 AM

Silent House by Crowded House

Written by Neil Finn about his mother
It makes me all teary, and also makes me so grateful that although I'm not an internationally appreciated, talented, Kiwi songwriter/ singer/ genius, I do have this chance to live with the 'rents and love them for who they are. Not sure which they would choose tho'

Silent House
These walls
Have eyes
Rows of photographs
And faces like mine

Who do
We become
Without knowing where
We started from

It’s true
I’m missing you
And I stand alone
Inside your room

Everything that you made by hand
Everything that you know by heart

I will try to connect
All the pieces you’ve left
I will carry it on
And let you forget

I’ll remember the years
When your mind was still clear
All the flickering lights
That filled up this silent house

One room
Two beds
In the closet hangs
Your favourite dress

Good books
And the best that you ever had
Are in pieces now
The pages ashred

Everything that you made by hand
Everything that you know by heart

I will try to connect
All the pieces you’ve left
I will carry it on
And let you forget

I’ll remember the years
When your mind was still clear
All the flickering lights
That filled up this silent house

Everything that you made by hand
Everything that you know by heart
All the names that you can’t recall

I will try to connect
All the pieces you’ve left
I will carry it on
And let you forget

I’ll remember the years
When your mind was still clear
All the flickering lights
That filled up this silent house

Found this. And had to put it in.
I know it's not in the spirit of the thread, but although the words are beautiful (IMO, almost poetry) when set to music they grow another life. I do adore him.

For the record - if I believed in angels, they would sound like Neil Finn.

03-22-2009, 07:52 AM	#262
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Silent House by Crowded House Written by Neil Finn about his mother It makes me all teary, and also makes me so grateful that although I'm not an internationally appreciated, talented, Kiwi songwriter/ singer/ genius, I do have this chance to live with the 'rents and love them for who they are. Not sure which they would choose tho' Silent House These walls Have eyes Rows of photographs And faces like mine Who do We become Without knowing where We started from It’s true I’m missing you And I stand alone Inside your room Everything that you made by hand Everything that you know by heart I will try to connect All the pieces you’ve left I will carry it on And let you forget I’ll remember the years When your mind was still clear All the flickering lights That filled up this silent house One room Two beds In the closet hangs Your favourite dress Good books And the best that you ever had Are in pieces now The pages ashred Everything that you made by hand Everything that you know by heart I will try to connect All the pieces you’ve left I will carry it on And let you forget I’ll remember the years When your mind was still clear All the flickering lights That filled up this silent house Everything that you made by hand Everything that you know by heart All the names that you can’t recall I will try to connect All the pieces you’ve left I will carry it on And let you forget I’ll remember the years When your mind was still clear All the flickering lights That filled up this silent house Found this. And had to put it in. I know it's not in the spirit of the thread, but although the words are beautiful (IMO, almost poetry) when set to music they grow another life. I do adore him. For the record - if I believed in angels, they would sound like Neil Finn. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac Last edited by Sundae; 03-22-2009 at 08:00 AM.