If idle talk and hearsay could be given a physical form, I imagine this is what they would say while on a path to destruction. Gossip. It is nobody's friend.
lyrics
I speak in a whisper,
Rumor has it
That the truth does not really matter.
I know, I can make or break
Will you take the bait
On my long tall tale.
No you won’t,
Forget my name
I am nobody’s friend.
With all this idle chatter
Is it any wonder,
That I’m shrouded in smoke and mirrors.
I move undetected
Wreak some havoc
On the poor and the unsuspecting
Since you asked, imagine that
I am nobody’s friend.
Did you hear?
And can you believe?
Between you and me,
It’s really no, no big secret.
I will rise while you fall apart
I’ll distort your truth
Wrap it up ‘round your broken heart
No you won’t
Forget my name
I am nobody’s friend.
I am nobody’s friend.
credits
from The Barrio Sessions with Early Times,
released October 8, 2014
Written by Gail George. All vocals by Gail George. Produced, performed and engineered by Early Times at Manhattan Recording in East Harlem, New York.
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