Tipper Bootsale and The New Nine-Tenths - Thinking Out Loud

I can’t say you broke my heart - I’d to have one from the start
But that won’t make the longing go away

Maybe what beats in my chest – knocking on without a rest
Is just the rhythm of the everyday

Where else would I find such mess?
But the hidden deep recess of my mind

For all our doubt we think we see
We take life for a ride and leave it leaning up against a tree

(Did I just say that out loud? Oh, no!)

That time we did that thing - we’re having fun remembering
But I’m not certain I’m the one was there

In the dark it’s all the same – different faces, different names
What doesn't change are thoughts that I won't share...

With all these things stuck in my head
I’m careful not to pull a thread and unwind

For all our doubt we think we see
We take life for a ride and leave it leaning up against a tree

(Did I just say that out loud? Oh, no! Poor fool, Oh, no!)

Poor fool, you never learned the game
Look hard - the mirror doesn’t change
The face will always be a mask
Answering the questions you’re afraid to ask


I can’t live without a smile – I’ve tried to hide it for a while
I think I’m getting pretty good at lies

All the scary stuff I fear – line ‘em up from there to here
They fade when I retreat behind my eyes

Where else would I find such mess?
But the hidden deep recess…

You don’t want to look in here
It’s never clean - it’s never clear

Shutting up is good for us
Thought to mouth is treacherous

With all these things stuck in my head
I’m careful not to pull the thread and unwind

For all our doubt we think we see
We take life for a ride and leave it leaning up against a tree

(Did I just say that out loud? Oh, no! Poor fool, Oh, no!)

(In my head (no one’s home) I’ve gone to bed, (it’s unmade)
Is this just a dream? (a day’s nightmare))

Written by:
BRUCE MCROBERTS

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