"There's nothin' to be scared of..."
This certainly doesn’t seem like the sound of silence. Quite the opposite, if you ask me.
"You...you really startled us!"
"I'm not used to seeing anypony taking the train to..."
"...the end of the line."
We get the picture. Also, your breath smells to high heaven, sugarcube.
Well, at least he didn't attack them like those crazy psychos in horror movies.
"Okay, so there's a little somethin' to be scare of."
"Oh. Have you seen a Kirin that talks?"
"Any idea where I should look?"
"Oh, for the love of Celestia!"
"Can't ya just say somethin'?!"
"...but that was too good."
"Oh, you don't know how much I missed jokes."
"Am I pronouncing that right?"
"Some words I haven't said in a will."
"...and perhaps you're tired or hungry or reflective..."
"and want to sleep and eat and journal? Which you should do, of course!"
"Oh, what joy to talk with another creature!"
"You must tell me everything about you! There's so much to say, so much to do!"
"Oh, look at me. I'm going on, and you haven't seen—"
"I mean, have you seen—?"
"W-What am I saying? Of course you haven't."
"So just— I— yeah— I will j—"
"Oh, you think so, too?!"
"The way the light shimmers off everything, like..."
"...like it all suddenly woke up the moment you saw it."
"And you realize maybe the water..."
"...and the mountains and the forest..."
"...and the... yes, the rainbow and the stars and the sky..."
"...are all looking back at you thinking the same thing?"
"That we are a part of the everything."
"That maybe there's just one thing..."
"I was gonna say it's pretty."
"Oh, I haven't been able to share all of this with anypony in forever!"
"Since they all took that vow of silence."
"So it's a lot for me to pro-cess."
"I hope it's not a sore subject, but..."
"...you mind explainin' why y'all went quiet in the first place?"
"You'd rather not talk about it?"
♫ The Kirin used to speak and sing ♫
♫ We weren't always quiet ♫
♫ We told stories and funny jokes ♫
♫ My stand-up was a riot ♫
♫ But then one day, a fight broke out ♫
♫ And hurtful words were said ♫
♫ Flaring tempers were inflamed ♫
♫ Destruction quickly spread ♫
♫ And flaming bred from head to head ♫
"Sorry, I forgot how much I love rhyming."
♫ My happy village lay in ruins
Relationships got worse ♫
♫ Spoiler alert: we quickly learned ♫
♫ That words could be a curse ♫
♫ "No more talking," yelled our leader ♫
♫ The last thing said aloud ♫
♫ Into the Stream of Silence ♫
♫ We stepped as a crowd ♫
♫ The water cooled emotions ♫
♫ And peace was soon restored ♫
♫ But with no way to speak my thoughts ♫
"Seriously, there's only so long that Sudoku can keep you entertained!"
♫ Unless you let it rain ♫
♫ ...sometimes come with worms ♫
♫ No, you can't give up your laughter ♫
♫ 'Cause you're scared of a little pain ♫
♫ It's a lesson that... ♫
♫ ...the Kirin never... ♫
♫ I was stuck in silent prison ♫
♫ With the voices in my head ♫
♫ 'Til I tripped over my salvation ♫
♫ In a helpful flowerbed ♫
♫ And I became quite chatty ♫
♫ With years and years... ♫
♫ ...of stored-up words ♫
♫ I drove my village batty ♫
♫ They didn't like my jokes and songs ♫
♫ And daily dose of news ♫
♫ Or the story about the Kirin who hid below an opera stage ♫
"And fell in love with this opera singer..."
"...and he wore a freaky half-mask thing..."
"...and he played the organ a lot..."
"...and got all broody..."
"...'cause the singer was in love with another dude..."
"...so he took her away..."
"...on this underground gondola."
"I mean, who doesn't love musical theater?!"
♫ The village leader made it clear ♫
♫ I had to make my choice ♫
♫ I could stay and live with them ♫
♫ Or I could keep my voice ♫
♫ ...but left the couch alone ♫
♫ With just the view for company ♫
♫ Until ya heard me groove ♫
♫ 'Cause rainbows won't light up the sky ♫
♫ Unless you let it rain ♫
♫ And candles just won't glow... ♫
♫ ...until they're burned ♫
♫ No, you can't give up your laughter ♫
♫ 'Cause you're scared of a little pain ♫
♫ It's a lesson that my village never learned ♫
♫ No matter how hard I schooled them ♫
♫ Fear of hurt is still what ruled them ♫
♫ Sometimes you gotta let it... ♫
♫ Yeah, sometimes you've gotta let it... ♫