Is silence so golden?

Listen carefully to “Silence is Golden” in the YouTube video below.  The storyline is about a guy’s still-loved ex-girlfriend who is being abused and deceived by a cad.  Should he speak up and warn her about her abuser – or is silence golden?

Think of this song on a national level.

Now switch gears and think of this song on the national level.  The “guy” is the majority of Americans who believe “Silence is Golden.”  The “still loved ex-girlfriend” is our nation, the way we remember it: pure, full of hope and promise of a better life.  Who is the abusing, deceiving cad?  Think:  Obama, radicals surrounding him, and Islam.  We know things are not right, the nation is being screwed by a cad, and we remain silent. 

Oh,
don't it hurt deep inside
To see someone do something to her
Oh,
don't it pain to see someone cry
Oh, especially when someone is her.
Silence is golden...
but my eyes still see.
Silence is golden, golden.
But my eyes still see.
Talkin' is cheap
People follow like sheep.
Even tho' there is nowhere to go
How could she tell, he deceived her so well
Pity she'll be the last one to know.
Silence is golden ...
but my eyes still see
Silence is golden, golden,
but my eyes still see
How many times did she fall for his line?
Should I tell her or should I keep cool
and if I tried I know she'll say I lied
Mind your business
don't hurt her you fool.
Silence is golden...
but my eyes' still see.
Silence is golden,
golden.
But my eyes' still see.
But my eyes' still see.
But my eyes' still see.

The “follow like sheep” and “How could she tell, he deceived her so well, pity she'll be the last one to know” lines really got to me.

 

BTW, this “mature” Frankie Valle and the Four Seasons version caputures the essence of the song really well.