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A Lesson In Keeping Quiet

from A Lesson in Keeping Quiet by Candace Griffin

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I wanna say something, wanna reach for your hand. But I never do anything or speak what I planned. Lessons in disappointment, stumbled leaps of faith, they haven't brought me very far, that goes without saying. But if you don't mind my saying...

I like it when you talk to me with your voice real low. I like you even more when you don't even notice I'm singing right along with you when I'm in the crowd. I wanna tell you everything, but I can't say it out loud.

How can I see you every week and still not know everything I should about you, what's in your soul? So play me every song of yours till my heart can see. Ask me anything you want, but don't ask about me. Don't ask about me yet.

When it's my turn to sing, I stare at the wall. But I couldn't miss you if I wanted to cause you're so tall. You're singing right along with me when you're in the crowd. I wanna tell you everything. But should I say it out loud?

Should I give it a shot? Tell you all I''ve got to get off my mind?
But something's telling me stop. This is not going to be any different this time...

At the end of the night, I watch you till you're gone. You're shrinking in the distance, and that's the end of my song. I'll keep my foot in my mouth and I'll be just fine. I just can't risk it anymore. I'll keep quiet this time....

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from A Lesson in Keeping Quiet, released June 27, 2013
Written by Candace Griffin
Vocals and Acoustic guitar by Candace Griffin

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Candace Griffin Madison, Wisconsin

"Alternative and folky, Candace Griffin's music comes straight from the heart. As a songwriter, she takes inspiration from the life around her, and with honest words and acoustic-driven emotions, she puts her listeners right in the moment. You'll think the songs were written just for you." (Bio by Caitlin Wildhagen) ... more

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