You Understand? Verse 1 The bar is nearly empty - just myself and the glass, A languid horn is weeping somewhere quietly at the back. I turn the ice, I trace the rim, And ask the fellow in the apron if he has known where I have been. Pre-Chorus He gives no answer, merely dries a glass, But his eyes say, “Do continue” - and so I let it pass. Chorus You understand, do you not? The way the night consumes the light. You understand, do you not? The loneliness that clings so tight. You understand, do you not? I am not asking for a cure - Only a nod, a pour, and a quiet door. Verse 2 I tell him of a woman who forgot my face, Of a promise rubbed away by time and place. He slides a whisky over, without a single word, While the saxophone bends like some wounded bird. Pre-Chorus He wipes the counter, glances at the clock, Yet does not turn away - and I take that as rather a lot. Chorus You understand, do you not? The way the night consumes the light. You understand, do you not? The loneliness that clings so tight. You understand, do you not? I am not asking for a cure - Only a nod, a pour, and a quiet door. Bridge Perhaps he has heard it all before: A thousand men, and then a thousand more. But tonight, beneath this blue, forgotten light, He allows me to feel I may just be right - To hold on to nothing, yet remain here, To whisper my sorrow to a patient ear. Final Chorus You understand, do you not? The way the silence proves a friend. You understand, do you not? How certain nights appear never to end. You understand… do you not? Outro (spoken, over fading sax) He does not answer. He pours me another. Yes… you understand.
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