Silence in Tivoli
surf rock reggae, ska, raspy female vocals, patois, Jamaica, punky reggae, heavy bass, minor key, melancholic and angry, bitter, vintage, madness, post-apocalyptic
Silence in Tivoli
surf rock reggae, ska, raspy female vocals, patois, Jamaica, punky reggae, heavy bass, minor key, melancholic and angry, bitter, vintage, madness, post-apocalyptic
Lyrics
Verse 1
They kicked down doors, rifles in hand,
gunshots echoed through the suffering land.
Dust rose high like a ghost in the sun,
children ran and screamed but couldn’t outrun.
Pre-Chorus
Mother holds her belly, prayer on her lips,
they say law and order, but it feels like a whip.
Chorus
Silence in Tivoli, blood on the wall,
voices gone missing, no one left to call.
The streets still listen, the wounds can’t heal —
ghosts still whisper about the things they feel.
Verse 2
The gates swung open like the jailhouse door,
men lined up, faces down on the floor.
Soldiers said move, but the bodies couldn’t rise,
they took away the fathers while the babies cried.
Pre-Chorus
Grandmother rocks on a stool, hymn in her head,
they say Dudus is gone, but the whole place is dead.
Chorus
Silence in Tivoli, blood on the wall,
voices gone missing, no one left to call.
The streets still listen, the wounds can’t heal —
ghosts still whisper about the things they feel.
Bridge
Who will answer for the boys they lost?
Who will repay for the lives they cost?
Who will clean up the blood, wash away the pain,
when the soldiers marched in and the rain can’t rain?
Chorus
Silence in Tivoli, blood on the wall,
voices gone missing, no one left to call.
The streets still listen, the wounds can’t heal —
ghosts still whisper about the things they feel.
Outro
Dust rose high like a ghost in the sun,
children ran and screamed but couldn’t outrun.