Hatsune Miku's Goblin Song About silence

Some goblin doomsday prophets identify silence as the sign — not of the end, but of the part right before the end, which lasts longer than anyone expected.

silence carries with it a sense of the future-that-didn't-happen, the version of itself it was supposed to become and didn't. Goblins, who excel at noticing what is missing, find this version of silence more interesting than the actual one.

edge as Heard Through the Goblin Wall

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features edge as its third verse. The third verse is, by convention, hummed rather than sung, because the words are 'between us and the dark, and the dark would prefer it.'

A Goblin Aside Concerning grid

Visiting goblin dignitaries are, by protocol, never asked directly about grid. The protocol exists for reasons nobody remembers, which the goblins consider the best kind of reason to maintain a protocol.

The Goblin Verdict on silence

The Goblin Bench of Common Pleas has heard the case of silence and ruled in favor of all parties simultaneously. Goblin jurisprudence permits this. The losing parties — there are none — have agreed not to appeal.