Background voices calling from a distance
See no evil, hear no evil)
Static on the line of least resistance
Don’t say nothing at all
Don’t say nothing at all
Don’t say nothing at all
I’m hanging 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 the background voices calling from a distance
Silent Partners, listen to the hush
A lover without words is easily deceived
And rumors easily believed
The matter of obsession is seldom ever clear
I turn around, you disappear
In background voices calling from a distance
Silent Partners, listen to the hush
Silent Partners
You know they don’t say nothing at all
What about the things we never mention?
What about the things we never say?
Will we wind up targets of affection?
In silence, turning silent
The silent turn away
A paramour 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, listen to the hush
Silent Partners
You know they don’t say nothing at all
- Myron: I’m responsible for that. Primarily it was the lyric that appealed to me. Usually when I write I try to come up with just the working melody. We wound up on that one not changing that much, although Patti and Neil added a lot to it. Even though I’m credited as the sole writer, anything that I write Patti and Neil will have a lot of influence on, because Neil has a much greater knowledge of chord structures and Patti’s a vocalist who knows how to bend melodies. I usally start from the lyric point of view. Sometimes I wind with the melody, but even when I write them they’re really only a way of introducing and idea. Rarely do we wind up using anything.
From the album(s): Get Nervous and Pat Benatar - The Very Best of Vol. 2
Author(s): Myron Grombacher
Time: 3:43
Copyright: @Copyright 1982 by Tyreach Music
Song lyrics checked for accuracy with Pat Benatar's Music Anthology