WORDS CAN'T SAY [Intro] I typed three words, erased all three The room knew more than me [Verse 1] A cup went cold beside the phone Your name lit up, I let it go I knew the where, I knew the when I could not make it sound like then So I played one chord, then one more The air changed shape across the floor No proof, no speech, no perfect phrase Just what my mouth could never place [Chorus] Words can't say what music does One note can open what we shut I tried to tell you, lost my way The song went where words can't say Hold that chord, don't make it neat Let the crack stay in the beat If I can't give the feeling shape The song can go where words can't say [Verse 2] At closing time the chairs go up One old song stops a man mid-step He smiles once, then looks away The room does not ask him to explain Across the hall, a baby cries A low hum brings the volume down Before we learn to name a thing We seem to know what comfort sings Words can't say what music does The song can go where words can't say [Bridge] Maybe the song does not know more Maybe it just leaves the door Wide enough for joy and grief To sit there without picking sides [Verse 3] Back at the phone, the cursor blinks Three little words, then none again I leave the message where it lies I press one song and let it play No speech to win, no case to make Just four slow chords and room to ache [Chorus] Words can't say what music does One note can open what we shut I stopped explaining, pressed play The song went where words can't say Hold that chord, don't make it neat Let the crack stay in the beat No final answer, no display Just what we could not name that day Loop Words can't say what music does. One note can open what we shut. I tried to tell you, lost my way. The song went where words can't say. Hold that chord, don't make it neat. Let the crack stay in the beat. If I can't give the feeling shape. The song can go where words can't say. mBaileyz
