Hey there kid, cat got your tongue?
You’ve been tiptoeing ‘round here like a fly on a drum
With your wallpaper stare and those grays that you wear
Frankly, I haven’t much noticed you there
All gangly and strange like a bat without fangs
You’re here in these photos, but what is your name?
Why are you so quiet?
I can see in your eyes all kinds of things stirring
In there is where wonderful things must occur
And I wish you would let me experience them
Yours are the most placid waters I’ve swam
It’s hard to know you when I don’t know your thoughts
I write you a novel and you never talk
Why are you so quiet?
Why are you bothered? What’s that all about?
I prefer your strong silence to them running their mouths
You’re calm like a lake and I need that I think
If you’re upset, well just try opening up
A little more
It’s not that hard
A sprawling, 25-song set from Pete Yorn complete with covers of Springsteen and The Smiths capture him at his unguarded best. Bandcamp New & Notable May 16, 2020