Saturday, January 11, 2014

Mary Chapin Carpenter - What You Didn't Say

Nobody sings sad like Mary.  Except maybe Emmylou.


2 comments:

  1. The line from the movies about newspaper headlines was "read it and weep".

    Can't read these lyrics and not do exactly that.



    I can read your eyes just like a book
    You tell me different, but I know that look
    And I don't have to guess what's between the lines

    So what in the world am I still doing here
    You push me away when I get too near
    Saying love's too simple to analyze

    So why do I feel confused
    Why do I feel so used
    Like a worn-out thought you threw away
    It wasn't what you said, it's what you didn't say

    Where are the windows, where are the doors?
    I haven't the key to your heart anymore
    I haven't a clue to what's gone wrong

    'Cause you look at me sometimes as if I weren't there
    You say you're listening, but you never hear
    The strains of silence have grown so strong

    I never wanted to doubt you
    But I'd be better off without you
    I'm no good at looking the other way
    It wasn't what you said, it's what you didn't say

    So look at me one last time
    With eyes that still know how to shine
    Hold me like you won't let go
    But you let go anyway

    No one belongs where they're not wanted
    You're just a ghost, and my heart is haunted
    When I said goodbye, you didn't even beg me to stay
    It wasn't what you said, it's what you didn't say
    No baby, it wasn't what you said, it's what you didn't say

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  2. libertyman, this is one of the saddest songs ever written. MCC is a brilliant songwriter. It speaks to everyone who has a heart.

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