See no evil, hear no evil)
 Static on the line of least resistance
 Don't say nothing at all
 Don't say nothing at all
 Don't say nothing at all
 I'm hanging on a wire, waitin' on the word
 I'm never seen, you're never heard
 The object of desire is seldom ever clear
 I reach for you but all I hear
 Are the background voices calling from a distance
 Silent Partners, listen to the hush

 A lover without words is easily deceived
 And rumors easily believed
 The matter of obsession is seldom ever clear
 I turn around, you disappear
 In background voices calling from a distance
 Silent Partners, listen to the hush
 Silent Partners
 You know they don't say nothing at all

 What about the things we never mention?
 What about the things we never say?
 Will we wind up targets of affection?
 In silence, turning silent
 The silent turn away

 A paramour or less, is never really sure
 Exactly what to listen for
 In secret service to the things they never say
 The Silent Partners fade away

 To background voices, calling from a distance
 Silent Partners, listen to the hush
 Silent Partners
 You know they don't say nothing at all