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I Don't Have the Words
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A plea, a reflection, a comment on music--slow with an interesting melody and chord structure--performed live in 1993.
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Acoustic rock and folk rock with country, blues, and American Songbook influences.
Formerly "Dr. C and the Stratocats," I'm now on a solo career as "Dr. C," but I had to change my stage name here because someone else had already claimed it. My music strives for melody above all else; I strive to make my songs memorable, so you can whistle a tune immediately. I see melody as the element most lacking in contemporaryr music. I love Sinatra and the Beatles, Gordon Lightfoot, Paul Simon, anyone who can write a memorable "tune."
Song Info
Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic Rock
Charts
Peak #1,244
Peak in subgenre #80
Author
C. E. Chaffin
Rights
2010
Uploaded
March 20, 2009
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MP3 5.5 MB • 128 kbps • 6:01
Story behind the song
This song was a gift. It just came out whole. One of my faves.
Lyrics
I Don't Have the Words I don't have the words. I have lost the touch. Migratory birds That have flown too much Need to rest their wings Beneath the quiet night, Hear unspoken things, Feel the whispered light. I don't want your love. I don't need your praise. Bob Dylan's tired dove Sought the sun's last rays Then curled in the sand, Fell peacefully asleep Dreaming of the land Where all the wolves are sheep. You can say your prayers You can count your beads, Climb electric stairs With your guitar leads, Make a lot of noise, Scour your fingers red, Play your plug-in toys Until the music's dead. Don't pretend you're blind In this house of pain. We're all of a kind From a common brain. We can't hide our wounds Although we often try, Playing clever tunes For the passers by.
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