Song Description
Singer is grieving the death (or run-away) of the singer's best friend when they were young pre-teens. Singer doesn't find out until the death of her friend that the perpetrator was her friend's father.
| Song Length |
2:43 |
Genre |
Rock - General, Pop - General |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant, Troubled |
Subject |
Regret, Danger |
| Similar Artists |
Kelly Clarkson |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
SILENT WITNESS
Artist: Barbara Harley
Ac Anne Freeman/Barbara Harley/Al Lind
Aspire 2 Music (ASCAP)/Isometrics Music (BMI)
Administrator: Aspire 2 Music LLC
Time: 2:43 Minutes
Verse 1
I wondered why we never hung at your house after school
Even though you were my best friend
The only thing you ever said was your dad isn't cool
Didn't know I was watching you pretend
Chorus
Silent Witness, now there's nothing I can do
Silent Witness to the hell that you went through
By the time I got the news of what was really going on
You were already gone ...
Verse 2
Even after all this time I still wish I knew
Why you never put your trust in me
Sometimes when I close my eyes memories of you
Show me signs I didn't see
Chorus
Silent Witness, now there's nothing I can do
Silent Witness to the hell that you went through
No I couldn't read between the lines of cries I never heard
You never said a word ...
Bridge
If I ever see that fear on someone else's face
I won't be
Chorus
A Silent Witness if there's something I can do
No Silent Witness to the hell they're going through
Silent Witness, oh Silent Witness
By the time I got the news of what was really going on
You were already gone ...