Kate Bush Watching You Without Me

From her 1985 album Hounds of Love

Lyrics:

("What's that?")
("It's four, five, six, seven...")

You can't hear me.
You can't hear me.
You can't hear what I'm saying.
You can't hear what I'm saying to you.

You watch the clock
Move the slow hand.
I should have been home
Hours ago,
But I'm not here.
But I'm not here.

You can't hear me.
You can't hear me.
You can't feel me
Here in the room with you now.
You can't hear what I'm saying.
You don't hear what I'm saying, do you?

Can't let you know
What's been happening.
There's a ghost in our home,
Just watching you without me.
I'm not here.
("You don't hear me.") [backwards]
But I'm not here.
(You can't hear me.)
But I'm not here.
(You don't hear what I'm saying.)

"Don't ignore, don't ignore me,
Let me in, and don't be long"*
"Don't ignore, don't ignore me,
Let me in and don't be long"
"Don't ignore, don't ignore me,
Let me in and don't be long"

"We see you here." [backwards]
"We see you here."
"We see you here."
"We see you here."
"We see you here."
"We see you here."
"We see you here."
"We see you here."

You don't hear me come in.
"Help me, baby! Help me, baby! Talk to me! Listen to me,
listen to me! Talk to me! Help--"
("You can't hear me.") [backwards]
"Listen, baby! Listen to me, baby! Help me, help me, baby!
Talk to me! Talk to me! Please, baby, talk to me!"
("You can't hear me.") [backwards]
You won't hear me leaving.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Kate
• Bush
• Watching
• You
• Without
• Me
• Hounds
• of
• Love

[TheTwilightalehouse]

This is a once in a lifetime realisation of music........i own over a thousand cd's and this is the best...

[KatesPinkZeppelin]

@VinceVolta Hey mate, i do know how you feel, i'm 17 and have been a kate fanatic for years haha, you can probably tell by my username.

[steeplepossum39]

nice

[brokenwall20]

@JackFox13 Mick Karn was a master on the fretless bass, I was hoping it was him but alas.

[JackFox13]

@brokenwall20 I couldn't agree more. I do dig that slidey bass.

[ThomasLimbrey]

Who else feels like this song is about masturbation?

[VillarbaDye]

I think this is the most beautiful track from The Ninth Wave. Defiantly one of my favorite songs from Hounds Of Love.

[greenteacucumber]

this song is somewhat sounds romantic to me.. 

[JackFox13]

Those background vocals just reach deep and unravel my soul. Or should I say backwards vocals. Makes me look over my shoulder.

[brokenwall20]

This track is like if Japan had Kate instead of David Sylvian, it's really quite brilliant!

[spacelau]

toujours sublime !!!

[Gorayama1]

timeless