Voices Carry

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Voices Carry by 'Til Tuesday

About Voices Carry

The Voices Carry Songfacts says: The haunting, captivating tone of this song hit like a sledgehammer in 1985, when all else seemed to be twang and bubblegum. Notice the intense bass playing under the husky vocal declaring each line like an entry in a diary. There are very dark undertones in the song, hinting at an abusive relationship - "I try so hard not to get upset, because I know all the trouble I'll get." And while at first the guy is simply telling her to hush, later in the song this is elevated to "shut up!" .

Voices Carry Lyrics

[00:16.43] In the dark, I'd like to read his mind
[00:20.40]
[00:23.72] But I'm frightened of the things I might find
[00:32.00] Oh, there must be something he's thinking of
[00:35.39] To tear him away, a-ay
[00:40.66] When I tell him that I'm falling in love
[00:44.56] What does he say? A-ay
[00:48.75] Hush, hush, keep it down now, voices carry
[00:59.01] Hush, hush, keep it down now, voices carry
[01:05.87] Ah-ah
[01:11.21] I try so hard not to get upset
[01:15.33]
[01:19.22] Because I know all the trouble I'll get
[01:27.14] Oh, he tells me tears are something to hide
[01:30.65] And something to fear, eh-eh
[01:35.92] And I try so hard to keep it inside
[01:39.76] So no one can hear
[01:44.78] Hush, hush, keep it down now, voices carry
[01:54.04] Hush, hush, keep it down now, voices carry
[02:03.17] Hush, hush, keep it down now, voices carry
[02:10.16] Ah-ah
[02:11.42]
[02:33.10] Oh!
[02:34.23] He wants me, but only part of the time
[02:43.56] He wants me, if he can keep me in line
[02:51.18] Hush, hush, keep it down now, voices carry
[03:00.06] Hush, hush, keep it down now, voices carry
[03:07.76] Oh, oh, oh, hush, hush, shut up now, voices carry
[03:17.70] Oh, oh, oh, hush, hush, keep it down now, voices carry
[03:25.78] Oh, oh, oh, hush, hush, darling, she might overhear
[03:37.04] Hush, hush, oh, oh, voices carry
[03:45.00] Hush, hush, he said shut up
[03:48.98] He said shut up
[03:51.76] Oh God, can't you keep it down?
[03:58.93] Voices carry
[04:05.10] Hush, hush, oh, oh voices carry
[04:13.86] I wish he would let me talk
[04:15.61]

From the album: The Most Fun You Had All Decade: The 80's