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Why was released on 6 April 1992 by RCA Records Label as a part of the album Diva

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Annie Lennox

Vocals

Steven Lipson

Guitar

Luís Jardim

Percussion

Marius De Vries

Marius De Vries

Programming

Paul Moore

Keyboards

Peter-John Vettese

Peter-John Vettese

Keyboards

Steve Jansen

Programming

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Annie Lennox

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Annie Lennox

Recording Engineer

Steven Lipson

Producer

Heff Moraes

Engineer

Ian Cooper

Mastering Engineer

Ian Silvester

Recording Technician

William O'Donovan

William O'Donovan

Assistant Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Why?

Why?

[Verse 2]

How many times do I have to try to tell you

That I'm sorry for the things I've done, ooh

But when I start to try to tell you

That's when you have to tell me

"Hey, this kind of trouble's only just begun, ye"

[Verse 3]

I tell myself too many times

Why don't you ever learn to keep your big mouth shut

That's why it hurts so bad to hear the words

That keep on falling from your mouth

Falling from your mouth, falling from your mouth

Tell me, why?

Why?

[Verse 4]

I may be mad, I may be blind

I may be viciously unkind

But I can still read what you're thinking, ooh

And I've heard it said too many times

That you'd be better of besides

Why can't you see this boat is sinking?

This boat is sinking

[Verse 5]

Let's go down to the water's edge

And we can cast away those doubts

Some things are better left unsaid

But they still turn me inside out

[Verse 6]

Turning inside out, turning inside out

Tell me, why?

Tell me, why?

[Verse 7]

This is the book I never read

These are the words I never said

This is the path I'll never tread

These are the dreams I'll dream instead

This is the joy that's seldom spread

These are the tears, the tears we shed

This is the fear, this is the dread

These are the contents of my head

And these are the years that we have spent

And this is what they represent

This is how I feel

Do you know how I feel?

[Verse 8]

'Cause I don't think you know how I feel

I don't think you know what I feel

I don't think you know what I fear

You don't know what I fear

Written by: Annie Lennox

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