Story Behind The Song
After meeting David Khai at the Taxi Road rally in 2001, We got together to do some more writing with Amy Jo Ellis and Brian Allan at Amy's ranch. After recording those songs on another occasion, we wrote this one two hours before he was due to return to Seattle.
Song Description
Story of how close we can live to people and not even know what is going on in their lives. Domestic violence that turns deadly in this instance.
| Song Length |
3:08 |
Genre |
Folk - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Duet Female |
| Mood |
Poignant, Troubled |
Subject |
Earth, Disguise, Masks |
| Similar Artists |
Stevie Nicks, Sheryl Crow |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Neighbor
She lives like a phantom,keeps the curtains closed
Jumping when the phone rings, never answering the door.
Oh she is your neighbor... and you don?t even know
Trying hard to hide the bruises, camouflage around her eyes.
Coming up with new excuses, anything to stay inside
Oh she is your neighbor... and you don?t even know
She?s got nowhere to run, afraid for her son,
maybe the next time, he?ll use the gun
There?s no way to help her, cause how were you to know.
That it could come to, one final blow
Oh she is your neighbor... and you don?t even know
She?s got nowhere to run, afraid for her son,
maybe the next time, she?ll use the gun
You tried not to worry, but when you heard the sound
you went over to her house, amazed by what you found
Oh she is your neighbor... and now you finally know
She won?t have to run, or be afraid for her son,
finally this time, she used the gun.
©2001 Khai, Kiritani , Heithecker BMI all rights reserved