Silence In Porcupine Tree's I Drive The Hearse

Many people believe that the best way to learn about something is to never stop speaking. I, too, believed this, until hearing a very unique phrase in Porcupine Tree's "I Drive The Hearse": "Silence is another way / Of saying what I wanna say...". The quote describes something I hadn't thought of until hearing it for the first time: in some cases, silence truly is the best option for conveying a message. The idea is a strange one; how can inaction possibly result in a desirable outcome? After listening to the song repeatedly, analyzing the remainder of the song, I found the meaning is further conveyed in the very next line: "And lying is another way / Of hoping it will go away." It was then that the meaning had made itself clear; not all actions