In The Quiet

In The Quiet - Anjulie

Lyrics by：Anjulie Persaud

Composed by：Anjulie Persaud

Produced by：Anjulie Persaud

In 1916 she was only 14 on

A boat with the salt on her skin

At the promise of hope in

A land no one knows

And a child hanging over her hip

And 15 years later she'd find out a way

To escape with some laughter and wit

Then she'd have a daughter who'd have some more daughters

Whose daughter would sing about it

And in the quiet I feel her heart

Beat beat beat

And in the quiet I feel her pain

Deep deep deep

From sugar cane fields to a shop near the river

And coconut trees swinging high

Babies with babies never ending summers

And biking the seawall at night

Tie up a sari and wind down her body

The matriarchy shining bright

But out 'cross the ocean a new home is calling

She's kissing her daughters goodbye

And in the quiet I feel her heart

Beat beat beat

And in the quiet I feel her pain

Deep deep deep

I feel

In the quiet

In the quiet

I feel

In the quiet

In the quiet

I feel

In the quiet

In the quiet

I feel

In the quiet

In the quiet

Now here we are settled in North America

Nothing to complain about

Except every small thing triggers all my anxiety

8 years of therapy now

Sometimes I wonder what she'd think about me

Well life is so different now

She might think I'm lazy and spoiled

Then I'd play her a song and

I bet she would be proud