It was quiet down at the Vatican. Westminster and Saint Paul's But the silence at Whitehall and in the White House Was the loudest silence of all. Outside a New York high rise United Nations' flags are unfurled. But inside that shining house of glass Were the silent voices of the world. These are all the worldly places Where the word democracy Is bandied round with other words like Justice, truth and honesty. These are all the hypocrite haunts Where all the powers that be Speak up load against all crimes Against humanity. But when God's lightning fills the sky, Thunder follows from His Kingdom on high Proclaiming His power and Glory and Might. To a dark dark world as dark as the night; But when an airliner's shot to the ground. No condemnation from the world - not a sound. The west fears the East and has nothing to say. But the deafening silence-The deafening silence Will be broken one day! But where were they those tragic days They shot our Viscounts down And their murderous apprentices Killed children without a frown. They bayonetted babies and shot survivors And to this very day Everyone in those hallowed halls Has yet not had a word to say. But when God's lightning fills the sky, Thunder follows from His Kingdom on high Proclaiming His power and Glory and Might. To a dark dark world as dark as the night; But when an airliner's shot to the ground. No condemnation from the world - not a sound. The west fears the East and has nothing to say. But the deafening silence - The deafening silence Will be broken one day! But we will break that silence With reminders down through the years For closure for men and women and children Though no one can forget the tears, But we all know we must meet our Maker; And at the front of the row queue will be that crowd And they will be asked to answer why Their silence was so loud. But when God's lightning fills the sky, Thunder follows from His Kingdom on high Proclaiming His power and Glory and Might. To a dark dark world as dark as the night; But when an airliner's shot to the ground. No condemnation from the world - not a sound. The west fears the East and has nothing to say. But the deafening silence - The deafening silence Will be broken one day! Day... day... day...