Once and Not Speak by Tanita Tikaram Lyrics

[Verse 1]
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

[Verse 2]
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:

[Chorus]
Once and not speak
Once and not speak
Once and not speak

[Verse 3]
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
[Chorus]
Once and not speak
Once and not speak
Once and not speak

[Bridge]
I'm the tired recluse, yes
Tired of this courtyard
Every grateful day's [?] line

[Verse 4]
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:

[Chorus]
Once and not speak
Once and not speak
Once and not speak