Why? Why? 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, yeah, yeah, yeah I tell myself too many times Why don't you ever learn to keep your big mouth shut? Oh 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? I may be mad I may be blind I may be viciously unkind But I can still read what you're thinking, oh, ooh And I've heard it said too many times That you'd be better off Besides, why can't you see this boat is sinking? This boat is sinking, this boat is sinking, sinking, sinking down now Let's go down to the water's edge And we can cast away those doubts, mmm Some things are better left unsaid But they still turn me inside out, mmm Turning inside out Turning inside out Tell me Why? This is the sound of drones and guns Watch the people run run run Shoot to kill them just for fun Bodies falling one by one Stood back while they blow the fumes Those who win and those who lose Those who conquer and abuse It's the game Everything that we have seen Captured on your iPhone screen Can't conceal the howling scream Oblivion, oblivion rains Oblivion rains Tell me Why? Let Gaza live
Why? Why? 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, yeah, yeah, yeah I tell myself too many times Why don't you ever learn to keep your big mouth shut? Oh 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? I may be mad I may be blind I may be viciously unkind But I can still read what you're thinking, oh, ooh And I've heard it said too many times That you'd be better off Besides, why can't you see this boat is sinking? This boat is sinking, this boat is sinking, sinking, sinking down now Let's go down to the water's edge And we can cast away those doubts, mmm Some things are better left unsaid But they still turn me inside out, mmm Turning inside out Turning inside out Tell me Why? This is the sound of drones and guns Watch the people run run run Shoot to kill them just for fun Bodies falling one by one Stood back while they blow the fumes Those who win and those who lose Those who conquer and abuse It's the game Everything that we have seen Captured on your iPhone screen Can't conceal the howling scream Oblivion, oblivion rains Oblivion rains Tell me Why? Let Gaza live
A primeira música solo de Annie Lennox, “Why”, foi lançada como single de seu álbum de estreia *Diva* em 1992, alcançando o quinto lugar no Reino Unido e o trigésimo quarto da Billboard Hot 100 nos EUA.
Em 2008, Lennox interpretou a canção em versão apenas de piano para um telethon da NBC em apoio às vítimas do furacão Katrina, demonstrando sua versatilidade vocal em contextos humanitários.
No dia 23 de novembro de 2008, a artista executou “Why” no American Music Awards, exibido pela ABC, evidenciando sua presença contínua em eventos de grande audiência.
O videoclipe original apresenta Lennox como uma showgirl melancólica, retratando a cena de backstage e a preparação para um ensaio fotográfico, reforçando a estética teatral da obra.
Em 2005, o hit foi reimaginado pelo DJ Sammy em parceria com a cantora Britta Medeiros, lançando “Why” como segundo single do álbum *The Rise* e apresentando um vídeo com hologramas de três mulheres geradas por um mixboard.
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