Silent Women

Which road do I take, my friends
To follow you blindly to the end?
Or beat my own path through the wood?
The world is going mad, but it's understood
That I should hold my tongue
Be silent, woman
How high do we build our walls?
Till there is no corner the sun gets in at all
Brick on brick, up through the blue
Look, I can see the bombers we're sending to liberate you
Oh, I should hold my tongue
Be silent, women
Mother says that I think too deep
But what's the use in waking if we stay asleep, I say
She says grow your love in the house you keep
So the men go to war and the women weep
Boys lost at war and the mothers weep
So which road do I take, my friend?
To follow convention to the end
Or beat my own path through the wood?
The world is going crazy, but it's understood
That we should hold our tongues
Be silent, women
All these silent women