Gavin Rossdale, the lead singer of Bush and writer of this song, said that this song is about a friend of his who contracted HIV. His friend didn’t tell him for six months. Gavin wished his friend would have told him sooner and that he wouldn’t have been ashamed about contracting the disease. He sai...
[Verse 1]
You in the dark
You in the pain
You on the run
Living a hell
Living your ghost
Living your end
Never seem to get in the place that I belong
Don't wanna lose the time
Lose the time to come
[Pre-Chorus]
Whatever you say it's alright
Whatever you do it's all good
Whatever you say it's alright
[Chorus 1]
Silence is not the way
We need to talk about it
If heaven is on the way
If heaven is on the way
[Verse 2]
You in the sea
On a decline
Breaking the waves
Watching the lights go down
Letting the cables sleep
[Pre-Chorus]
Whatever you say it's alright
Whatever you do it's all good
Whatever you say it's alright
[Chorus 1]
Silence is not the way
We need to talk about it
If heaven is on the way
We'll wrap the world around it
If heaven is on the way
If heaven is on the way
I'm a stranger in this town
I'm a stranger in this town
If heaven is on the way
If heaven is on the way
I'm a stranger in this town
I'm a stranger in this town