The Weight of Her Silence - Folk Grunge

The Weight of Her Silence - This is an emotional song for me. I know many women who have suffered at the hands of men and society has failed them on so many levels. We have to do better; we must do better. ‪@WeazleTunes‬ In the shadows of a thousand years, Behind the walls of shame and fear, She learned to hide the tears she cried, While truth was buried and justice denied. They wrote the laws, they held the keys, Decided who was heard, who'd be believed, And every time she dared to speak, They turned away and called her weak. The hands that held the scales of right, Were the same that kept her out of sight, While every cry that pierced the night Was lost beneath the weight of might. How many tears must fall like rain? How many hearts must break in pain? How many voices must be silenced Before the truth can break these chains? She is not the shame, she is not the blame, She should never have to hide her face, The world must hear what she has to say, And the weight of her silence must fade away. In courthouse halls and rooms of stone, She stood before a world unknown, Her every word put on display, While those who hurt her walked away. They questioned why, they questioned when, As though her wounds were hers alone to mend, And mothers passed their daughters down The warnings whispered all around. But every tear that went unseen, Every shattered, broken dream, Became a voice that would remain, A growing cry against the pain. How many tears must fall like rain? How many hearts must break in pain? How many voices must be silenced Before the truth can break these chains? She is not the shame, she is not the blame, She should never have to hide her face, The world must hear what she has to say, And the weight of her silence must fade away. No more whispers in the night, No more wrong disguised as right, No more asking her to bear The burden of another's shame. How many tears must fall like rain? How many hearts must break in pain? How many voices must be silenced Before the truth can break these chains? She is not the shame, she is not the blame, She will no longer hide her face, The world will hear what she has to say, And the weight of her silence will fade away. For all the years she stood alone, For all the truths that went unknown, May no voice ever be turned away, And no more daughters have to pay. The silence was never hers to keep.