Once and Not Speak - Tanita Tikaram

I might be politic

Or I might just grab your hand

I’m not selfish with my story

I just want something

Understand?

Oh, the world is not for grieving

It’s not grieving for my cry

And I hate this growl inside, yes

I hate this growl inside

And you better believe it

When I tell you

That it’s all growing

Until you learn to trust

Well, this wash it wasn’t easy

No, this wash just doesn’t dream

It just makes the whole thing cluttered, yes

And when you’ve seen the sights

It’s best to scream

I’m not stolen from the soulless

I’m just driven to the white

So, you really ought to catch me now

You really ought to join the fight

And if I tell you

All my secrets

That you ever wanted to hear

It’s:

Once and not speak

Once and not speak

Once and not speak

No one wants to play this

Well, no one likes the dark

And we just checked in

For higher love

Well, that’s another

You like sparks

Well, I’ll fly across the evening

Least, I’ll smile across the hall to you

But it better not

It better just be wall-to-wall

And if I tell ya all my secrets

That you ever wanted to hear

It’s

Once and not speak

Once and not speak

Once and not speak

I’m the tired recluse, yes

Tired of this courtyard

Every grateful day’s line

Well, the crafty were just leaving

They’ve forgotten how to talk

And that slither through the evening

Was just another kind of walk with me

Well, I’ll tell you what you wanted

Least, I’ll stunt you with my grace

And I know it’s all so easy

But I just want to find your face

And if I tell you all my secrets

That you ever wanted to hear

It’s:

Once and not speak

Once and not speak

Once and not speak