Background voices calling from a distance, see no evil, hear no evil Static on the line of least resistance, don't say nothin' at all Don't say nothin' at all, don't say nothin' at all I'm hangin' on a wire, waitin' on the word, I'm never seen, you're never heard The object of desire is seldom ever clear, I reach for you, but all I hear Are background voices calling from a distance Silent partners listening to the hunch A lover without words is easily deceived, and rumours easily believed The matter of obsession's seldom ever clear, I turn around, you disappear In background voices calling from a distance Silent partners listening to the hunch Silent partners, you know they don't say nothin' at all What about the things we never mentioned, what about the things we never say When we wind up targets of affection, in silence Turning silent, the silent turn away A power more or less is never really sure, exactly what to listen for In secret service to the things they never say, the silent partners fade away To background voices calling from a distance Silent partners listening to the hunch Silent partners, you know they don't say nothin' at all
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