Meaning
The Silence appears when distractions begin to fall away.
It is the moment when you stop filling every space and finally hear your own voice again.
This card invites you to listen to what you already know, but may have been avoiding.
Reflection
If you have drawn The Silence, the answer may not be as far away as you think.
It’s simply buried beneath noise, habits, and constant distraction.
Here, you notice the feelings you keep pushing aside, and the truths you’ve been too busy to acknowledge.
The Silence is not about finding something new.
It is about hearing what has been there all along.
Created within the Wor(l)d of Gloria by Gloria & The Machine, at TarotMelodies.com.
[Verse 1]
The Silence is
when noise fades down
I catch myself
before I drown
No more running
just to cope
Just what’s left
when things go slow
[Verse 2]
I hear things
I missed before
Things I feel
but still ignore
What I want
what drains me dry
Things I bury
to get by
[Chorus]
In the silence
I hear me
And yeahh
I agree!
[Verse 3]
No TV on
no scrolling fast
No drowning thoughts
that keep coming back
What I pushed down
starts coming through
And suddenly
I know it’s true
[Bridge]
No noise
just me
[Final Chorus]
In the silence
I hear me
And yeahh
I agree!
[Outro]
I stop ignoring me
Archive – earlier versions
[Verse 1]
It didn’t come with warning signs,
no break, no fall, no crooked lines.
Just quiet,
slow and undesigned —
like something soft
I used to mind.
[Verse 2]
No chase,
no thread to hold or spin.
Just space
to let my breath begin.
And in the hush,
I heard what stayed —
the part of me
I’d pushed away.
[Chorus]
The silence isn’t empty air.
It’s what remains
when I’m just there.
Not fixing,
not retreating deep —
just finding
what I’m meant to keep.
[Verse 3]
Stillness didn’t ask for grace.
It met me
in my cluttered place.
Held the noise
I couldn’t name,
until I let it
lose its claim.
[Bridge ]
No push,
no prize.
Just ground.
Just wise.
[Final Chorus]
The silence isn’t what I fear.
It’s what becomes
when I stay near.
No answers,
but I start to see —
what holds
when I stop chasing me.
[Outro]
Not gone.
I’m here.
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