it's quiet now, and as i think my thoughts alone,
i try to keep my head straight but i think i'm too far gone.
for in this silence, the truth rings even louder.
a constant grinding begging recognition of its power.
through its eyes i take the trip, destiny: the place
of pain and pleasure absolute, where sorrow has a face
a place if time where spirit, asked to stand and hold its ground
has lost all equilibrium and is slowly sinking down.
down into the darkness that the lack of will affords,
down into the shadows, past the junkies past the whores
down into the mire, suffocating all that lives,
but if i say "i care" i lie for i've no more left to give.
well i suppose a hand would help. oh yeah, there's no one here.
guess that's what i wanted (once again my greatest fear).
i just long to hear a bird song, just to let me know there's light.
for as we all know a songbird never sings its song at night.
but, it's quiet now.

"it's quiet now", derrick carter

I heard it a long time ago on the intro of a Sander Kleinenberg dj set. Googling seems to point it to a dj called Derrick Carter. I'm pretty sure that the girl that sings it is not older than 15 or so.

That's a nice, sharp contrast.