We have the chance to turn the pages over We can write what we want to write We gotta make ends meet before we get much older We're all someone's daughter We're all someone's son How long can we look at each other Down the barrel of a gun? You're the voice, try and understand it Make a noise and make it clear, oh, woah We're not gonna sit in silence We're not gonna live with fear, oh, woah This time, we know we all can stand together With the power to be powerful Believing we can make it better Ooh, we're all someone's daughter We're all someone's son, oh How long can we look at each other Down the barrel of a gun? You're the voice, try and understand it Make a noise and make it clear, oh, woah We're not gonna sit in silence We're not gonna live with fear, oh, woah Ooh, we're all someone's daughter We're all someone's son How long can we look at each other Down the barrel of a gun? You're the voice, try and understand it Make a noise and make it clear, oh, woah We're not gonna sit in silence We're not gonna live with fear, oh, woah You're the voice, try and understand it Make a noise and make it clear, oh, woah We're not gonna sit in silence We're not gonna live with fear, oh, woah You're the voice, try and understand it Make a noise and make it clear, oh, woah We're not gonna sit in silence We're not gonna live with fear, oh, woah You're the voice, try and understand it Make a noise and make it clear, oh, woah We're not gonna sit in silence We're not gonna live with fear, oh, woah
We have the chance to turn the pages over We can write what we want to write We gotta make ends meet before we get much older We're all someone's daughter We're all someone's son How long can we look at each other Down the barrel of a gun? You're the voice, try and understand it Make a noise and make it clear, oh, woah We're not gonna sit in silence We're not gonna live with fear, oh, woah This time, we know we all can stand together With the power to be powerful Believing we can make it better Ooh, we're all someone's daughter We're all someone's son, oh How long can we look at each other Down the barrel of a gun? You're the voice, try and understand it Make a noise and make it clear, oh, woah We're not gonna sit in silence We're not gonna live with fear, oh, woah Ooh, we're all someone's daughter We're all someone's son How long can we look at each other Down the barrel of a gun? You're the voice, try and understand it Make a noise and make it clear, oh, woah We're not gonna sit in silence We're not gonna live with fear, oh, woah You're the voice, try and understand it Make a noise and make it clear, oh, woah We're not gonna sit in silence We're not gonna live with fear, oh, woah You're the voice, try and understand it Make a noise and make it clear, oh, woah We're not gonna sit in silence We're not gonna live with fear, oh, woah You're the voice, try and understand it Make a noise and make it clear, oh, woah We're not gonna sit in silence We're not gonna live with fear, oh, woah
"You're the Voice" foi escrita por Andy Qunta, Keith Reid, Maggie Ryder e Chris Thompson e lançada como o primeiro single do álbum *Whispering Jack* em setembro de 1986, alcançando o nº 1 tanto na parada de singles quanto no álbum na Austrália, onde *Whispering Jack* se mantém como o disco mais vendido da história do país.
O letrista Keith Reid descreveu a canção como um convite ao ativismo: “É uma música anti‑guerra, mas sobretudo um chamado para que as pessoas façam sua voz ser ouvida”.
A gravação recebeu o ARIA Award de 1987 na categoria “Single of the Year”, consolidando‑a como um dos maiores sucessos internacionais de John Farnham, com presença nas Top 10 de várias nações europeias.
Apesar do sucesso na Austrália, nos EUA a faixa teve desempenho modesto, chegando ao nº 82 na Billboard após relançamento em fevereiro de 1990, coincidindo com o sucesso de “Two Strong Hearts” nas paradas Adult Contemporary.
A música ganhou novas vidas ao aparecer em cenas marcantes, como a sequência de tumulto do filme *Hot Rod* (2007) e na trilha sonora do videogame *Grand Theft Auto: Ballad of Gay Tony*, além de ser cantada por personagens de *Merlin* nos bastidores.
Diversos artistas já fizeram covers, entre eles a banda Heart, que lançou sua versão ao vivo em 1991 e a incluiu em compilações como *Greatest Hits: 1985‑1995* e *The Essential Heart* (2002).
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