waterdeep

a couple of years ago, i put together a cd of my favorite waterdeep songs. i was listening to it again on the way to work today, and am reminded of why they are my favorite group.

waterdeep is able to paint pictures of what it is to be someone else. able to paint a single moment in time, showing what it like to be living that moment. i have listened to them since 1999, each of their albums over and over again. somehow a verse managed to escape my understanding until this morning. when i realized the story being told, i was in silence.

on a night that felt outdated
well he calls her out on the driveway
he's pullin' her by her hips
he says you ought to come by my way
and he kisses her on the lips
his mouth feels cold to her heart
unlike her man who's still asleep in their bed
but she numbs herself to that part
and she leans to what she calls her head
and though her face had turned away for a moment
and her eyes had flashed a bit with doubt
ahe felt the tug of a brilliant showman
and she was on her way out

Entry posted by byscuits on November 14, 2003 12:20 PM

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