Story Behind the Song
Inspired by the frustration of words to say to what you want to say. Song written in Perth, Western Australia.
Lyrics
Pulse
Take away my eyes, I never felt that I was one to see
Terrorise my name, I'd rather that you don't call me
By words just sink us deeper in this story
Tall tale true, frayed and frail, words always fail me
The practised sound, the habit of years
Like some distant thought that's no longer clear
The broken sentence, the sentiment
These words were left just so better unsaid
You can have my hands; I have finished with the tactile
And you can take my gestures, they are nothing but a museum piece
And I have finished with body language, so don't you read me
My lips are sealed, they could never form another thought
The practised sound, the habit of years
Like some distant thought that's no longer clear
The broken sentence, the sentiment
These words were left just so better unsaid
These words have been used and soiled
This language is not mine at all
I stutter, I stumble
Like I never learnt to speak at all
The practised sound, the habit of years
Like some distant thought that's no longer clear
The broken sentence, the sentiment
These words were left just so better unsaid
This quiet more perfect than any word
(Your pulse, your desire, your breath and your heart)
And I see clearly now
(These words were on my fingertips, these words were on my fingers)
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