"Silence" After The Tsunami

In 1999, Delerium released "Silence" (co-written and sung by Sarah McLachlan) which was subsequently  reformulated into a myriad of remixes by various musical artists mostly in the electronica music genre and more narrowly the trance and electronic dance music (EDM) subgenres. The best and most famous and commercially successful remix was Tiesto's In Search of Sunrise remix of it in 2000. This trance classic quickly became a staple in dance halls around the world and remains thus to do this day. In 2004, Indonesia and vicinity were rocked and then raked by the Andaman-Sumatra Earthquake and resulting Indian Ocean Tsunami. A few weeks later in early 2005 there was a "star-studded" televised telethon to raise money for survivors of the disaster. Arguably, the high point of this was McLachlan singing "Silence" in a live performance with Delerium for the first time (up to that point the world had been content to listen to the recording studio version only).

I first encountered this amazing trance track in 2001 during my Electronica Enlightenment. It was the first song featured on Disk One of the two-disk Club Nation America which was my first ever purchase of electronica or for that matter any CD, period!

I have placed the lyrics below the music player. Crank up your speakers and enjoy!  

Give me release
Witness me
I am outside
Give me peace
Heaven holds a sense of wonder
And I wanted to believe that I'd get caught up
When the rage in me subsides

Passion
Chokes the flower
Until she cries no more
Possessing all the beauty
Hungry still for more

Heaven holds a sense of wonder
And I wanted to believe that I'd get caught up
When the rage in me subsides

In this white wave
I am sinking
In this silence
In this white wave...
In this silence...

I believe I can't help this longing...
Comfort me I can't hold it all in...
If you won't let me...

Heaven holds a sense of wonder
And I wanted to believe that I'd get caught up
When the rage in me subsides

In this white wave
I am sinking
In this silence
In this white wave...
In this silence...

I believe I have seen you...
In this white wave
You are silent
You are breathing
In this white wave...

I am free

Lyrics courtesy of Lyrics007.com