Chapter 4: The Silence
Maeley’s piano teacher explains “anger is contagious” and helps her find the silence of nature within.
The Silence
There’s a little light inside you, inside you
Beyond your age and time, inside you, inside you
A quiet voice will guide you
Expand the light around you
If anger stands beside you
Face it and say you can’t come in
Where you begin is
In the silence
Beneath your skin
You are the silence
Our galaxy at night wraps its arms around you
Beyond your field of sight, the universe surrounds you
Gravity may ground you
But heaviness might drown you
If bitterness confounds you
Face it and say I won’t let you win
Where you begin is
In the silence
Beneath your skin
You are the silence, the silence
The silence
Dance
To nature’s rhythm
Your heartbeat is a drum
Count on the one
Sing with the rise of the sun
Then leave space to listen
Root in
Again
Again and again
Again and again and again and again
Again and again and again and again
Again and again and again and again
You are the silence
Beneath your skin
You are the silence
Where you begin is
In the silence
Hidden within you
There is a silence, a silence
Unite with the light
Where you begin
Is in the silence
You’ve always been
There in the silence, the silence
Invite it, ignite it
Again and again and again and again
Again and again and again and again
Credits
Lyrics and music by Emily Richards
Produced by John Jones, Emily Richards, Stephen Edwards
Vocals, piano, strings by Emily Richards
Bass, guitar, programming by John Jones
Drums by Randy Cooke
Vocals, keys, strings engineered by Emily Richards at Refuge Studio (Los Angeles, CA)
Bass, guitar, programming engineered by John Jones at Orange Studio (Beverly Hills, CA)
Piano engineered by Stephen Edwards (Pacific Palisades, CA)
Drums engineered by Justin Gariano at Treehaus Recordings (Woodland Hills, CA)
Mixed by John Jones and Emily Richards at Orange Studio (Beverly Hills, CA)
Mastered by Bernie Grundmann at Bernie Grundman Studios (Hollywood, CA)
Executive Producer John Nogawski