[Intro]
Hear say, hear say,
Is that what they actually say?
Is it their voice or yours?
Come on, baby, name your source.
Hear say, hear say,
Is that really how they feel?
Or are you hiding behind others
To make your own opinion real?
[Verse 1]
You come to me with whispers,
"Well, everybody thinks..."
Funny how this "everybody"
Disappears before I blink.
"People talk, people notice..."
Yeah, I've heard it all before,
If they've got so much to tell me,
Why are you their spokesperson?
[Pre-Chorus]
Hear say, hear say,
"They said this, they said that," okay...
If they've really got a problem,
They know where I'm at.
[Chorus]
Hear say, hear say,
Is this what they actually say?
Is it their voice or yours
That I'm hearing anyway?
Hear say, hear say,
Let them talk, let them say
Whatever they want about me,
I won't lose sleep anyway.
'Cause when you're away,
Funny — there's only silence anyway.
Hear say, hear say,
Maybe you're the one with something to say.
[Verse 2]
And if they really talked the talk,
If that's truly how they feel,
They wouldn't need a middleman,
They'd come and make it real.
Popularity, popularity,
Was never quite your strength,
So before you quote the room to me,
Maybe check your own percentage.
'Cause if what you say they're saying
About me is really true,
It's not a patch on what
Those same people say about you.
[Chorus]
Hear say, hear say,
Is this what they actually say?
Is it their voice or yours
That I'm hearing anyway?
Hear say, hear say,
Let them talk, let them say,
I ignore the talk,
I take my walk,
And get on with my day.
[Bridge — Rap/Spoken]
"Everybody says..."
Everybody who?
"I've heard a few things..."
Oh, I'm sure you do.
You bring me their opinions
Like they're evidence and proof,
But every little rumour
Seems to lead straight back to you.
I could tell you stories,
I could name names too,
Tell you every little thing
I've ever heard about you.
But I don't.
Know why?
I've got better things to do.
[Final Chorus]
Hear say, hear say,
I don't care what people say,
If they've got something against me,
They can tell me to my face.
Hear say, hear say,
You can stir it every day,
But the more you speak for everybody,
The more you give yourself away.
[Outro]
Let them talk, let them think,
Let them love me, let them hate,
I don't need your second-hand opinion
Served up on somebody else's plate.
It's not your recipe,
It's not your meal,
So keep your spice in the jar.
Hear say, hear say...
Keep your spice in the jar.