You say "It doesn't matter, nevermind..."
But the truth is; that is all that really does
The words which go unspoken go unsaid
The silence in their place that's left instead
Behind my scribblings' ordinary shapes
There's nothing there to show me what is true
When I'm shouting you are whispering
I'm a mute and you're not listening
Behind my scribblings' ordinary shapes
As letters kept in drawers without a stamp
And messages are bottled up inside
The meanings twist and struggle even die
The next day are forgotten, tossed aside
Behind my scribblings' ordinary shapes
There's nothing there to show me what is true
When I'm shouting you are whispering
I'm a mute and you're not listening
Behind my scribblings' ordinary shapes
When I see you walking down the street with him
Or maybe down the aisle it's hard to tell
I tell myself you were teasing
And there was no rhyme or reason
Behind my scribblings' ordinary shapes
Behind my scribblings' ordinary shapes
I know these thoughts of mine got out of hand
Though the silence it was deafening
Still screaming you're the best thing
Behind my scribblings' ordinary shapes
credits
from Ordinary Shapes EP,
released February 20, 2013
Tim Whelan (vox, bouzouki)
Produced by Chris Glen (2011)
Written by Tim Whelan (2009)
Recorded at a studio on a boat near Ostkreuz, Berlin (2011)
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