I'm gonna step out on a limb here and post a new song anyway. I've been working on this one for a little bit. More of a social issue than a story, I bring you:
Speaking in Tongues
That letter you wrote me has nothing to say,
It just sits in the corner ‘till I hear it say ‘hey!’
I don’t want to ignore you, I can’t stand to hear you talk
You’ve never said anything that means anything at all
You’ve lost your intentions, or the words between your words
every hand has shown a blessing, every tongue has shown a curse
the sound of that noise sounds like a squawking flock of birds
that trick me to look the other way just to get to into my mind
Oh stop, just stop
the noise is the last of me
every word that’s said
tears me to knee
‘till every bone in my body
is begging to see the other me
and leave me with my misery
Oh me? I’ve said some pretty terrible things
Leaving the expressions to the ones with the rings
I can't ignore the things I say, or the people I step on
it's the power I find in enactinging my own judgement
I’ve lost my intentions, or the words between my words
My hand has shown no blessing; my tongue has proved, a curse
the sound of my noise sounds like a squawking flock of birds
that trick you to look the other way, just to get to your mind
Please stop, don't talk
the noise is the end of me
every word that’s said
tears me to knee
‘till every bone in my body
is begging to see the other me
and leave me in my misery
I'm leaning more towards Johnny Cash with my writing style, but it still has a long way to go. I'm stuck trying to make the song serious without creating another angsty teen song.
peace,
-nick
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