The Elegant Charade
Music and lyrics for The Elegant Charade, the second track from the upcoming Blue for Black album Esoterica.
Every word that I say
I say to save myself
My spirit abandons the fray
And now I’m someone else
For every word that cuts you
I don’t get cut myself
For I know not what I do
Or so I tell myself
Breathe in as our world unravels and unwinds
Be still as I play with your rattled, fog-addled mind
You’re nothing to me, but please never think me unkind
And though I come and go
This is just for show
And though I won’t say so
Please don’t let me let you go
Everything that I feel
Is locked inside a box
You try to break the conceal
But you can’t pick the locks
And I will stay here awhile
While the world around me falls
And all you’ll see is my smile
While you stand outside these walls
Breathe in as our world unravels and unwinds
Be still as I play with your rattled, fog-addled mind
You’re nothing to me, but please never think me unkind
And though I come and go
This is just for show
And though I won’t say so
Please don’t let me let you go
As I drift out to sea
The waves and storms I see don’t trouble me
I’m headed for fields of green
The land I leave behind’s no longer seen
Yet still I fear the deep
Won’t you just let me sleep?
(Oh please God, let me sleep)
And though I come and go
This is just for show
And though I won’t say so
Please don’t let me let you go
Breathe in as our world unravels and unwinds
Be still as I play with your rattled, fog-addled mind
You’re nothing to me, but please never think me unkind
And though I come and go
This is just for show
And though I won’t say so
Please don’t let me let you go
And though I come and go
This is just for show
And though I don’t say so
Please don’t let me let you go
And though I come and go
This is just for show
And though I can’t say so
Please don’t let me let you
You may have to upload a new copy. I think I wore the grooves off of this one. 😉