Citizen Fish - Language Barrier lyrics

You know nothing will ever get solved If you feel you shouldn't get involved Claiming ignorance of what to say Or how to say it the 'proper' way Well you're nodding your head but building walls By keeping your thoughts invisible And blaming ignorance from everyone else For leaving you stranded by yourself Well they presumed that your happy like that If you dropped the scowl you'd be in for a chat Maybe - it's as simple as what they see And they can see a lot So don't point the finger till you shaken the hand Get to know to way these people understand From strangers at a party - Who's that over there? To those in a different country where the language makes you scared If you're in a solo situation Face to unknown face Start a walking conversation And then increase the pace The walls get built by silence But are easily replaced Cos in every style of language It is easy to relate And a smile or open signal Can lay the barriers to waste Pack a few less self-images And make it less of an ego trip And the distance will be nothing Between visitor and visited Words used such as 'strangers' Make us sink in hesitation But the language of intention Speaks out loud in all directions Once you've cleared your inner fears You can carry on for years!