Unspoken
from Eyre Corvidae by Joanna Chapman-Smith
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lyrics
Unspoken
Words & Music by Joanna Chapman-Smith
Verse 1: Unspoken, our conversation hangs in the air
My bold idea unformed, unshaken, unshared
If I picked our discussion out of the air
And put our game in the spotlight
Would I shock you too greatly?
Would the game grow stale?
Has the idea lost electricity? Anticipation? The
raw elation?
Does our attraction fade?
And was the game better was the game better
was the game better unplayed?
Verse 2: For a little while you had your feathers
displayed
I realize I was running my finger over a blade
That you weren’t fine to hold
But I am not the kind to try to make you mine
That wasn’t what I had in mind
When youput your hand in mine
Verse 3: For a change I wanted affection to grow
For a change I wanted to let it go slow
Not the rush to get together
Just so we can rush to fall apart
But now you’re pullin’ away
No patience to play
And I don’t want to have to be the one to try
to make you stay
Verse 4: Well I’m glad that you came along
And I’m glad that you played along
‘Cause the game is always better played
At least it’s better to play than be afraid
End: And you get to be the one who walks away
And I get to be the one who had a little more
fun.
Words & Music by Joanna Chapman-Smith
Verse 1: Unspoken, our conversation hangs in the air
My bold idea unformed, unshaken, unshared
If I picked our discussion out of the air
And put our game in the spotlight
Would I shock you too greatly?
Would the game grow stale?
Has the idea lost electricity? Anticipation? The
raw elation?
Does our attraction fade?
And was the game better was the game better
was the game better unplayed?
Verse 2: For a little while you had your feathers
displayed
I realize I was running my finger over a blade
That you weren’t fine to hold
But I am not the kind to try to make you mine
That wasn’t what I had in mind
When youput your hand in mine
Verse 3: For a change I wanted affection to grow
For a change I wanted to let it go slow
Not the rush to get together
Just so we can rush to fall apart
But now you’re pullin’ away
No patience to play
And I don’t want to have to be the one to try
to make you stay
Verse 4: Well I’m glad that you came along
And I’m glad that you played along
‘Cause the game is always better played
At least it’s better to play than be afraid
End: And you get to be the one who walks away
And I get to be the one who had a little more
fun.
credits
from Eyre Corvidae,
released August 7, 2007
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Joanna Chapman-Smith Toronto, Ontario
"Uniquely talented... She’s got the whole package" - The Toronto Star [CAN]
“Chapman-Smith...
rises above the herd of folkie singer-songwriters, her musical self-portrait painted with an unusually large palette of moods and colours.” - The Georgia Straight [CAN]
“Exceptional… a creative and skilled vocalist.” - NPR [USA]
“The slinky-voiced Canadian" - Q Magazine [UK]
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