I've known you for years
I can read you like a book,
But recently you have developed a new look
And I don't know what it means.
Now you don't laugh half as much as you used to
And when I say "I love you darling"
You say "Yeah me too".
Do we not get each other,
Did I stutter, are you deaf
When I told you that you were the boy I like best?
There are only so many times I will say "I love you"
Without hearing you say back "I love you too".
Well I know you've had more broken hearts than hot dinners
But when we're together
We both feel like winners,
At least that's how it used to be.
So I tend to you like you're a bonsai or an orchid,
But when I care too much it gets a bit awkward
'Cause it's clear you don't feel the same.
Do we not get each other,
Did I stutter, are you deaf
When I told you that you were the boy I like best?
There are only so many times I will say "I love you"
Without hearing you say back "I love you too".
And most of the texts I send go unrequited.
I feel like my love for you's so uninvited,
But I can't help myself.
So maybe it's time that we called it a day,
Perhaps we would both be more happy that way,
But I think it's a crying shame.
Do we not get each other,
Did I stutter, are you deaf
When I told you that you were the boy I like best?
There are only so many times I will say "I love you"
Without hearing you say back "I love you too".
I know where I'm not wanted,
I'm nobody's fool,
But I don't understand why your passion cooled.
And it's clear something changed
But I know it's not me,
So go take some time to find out
Who you want to be.
And it's clear something changed
But I know it's not me,
So go take some time to find out
What life's like without me.
Percussionist and sound artist Riccardo La Foresta joins musician and producer James Ginzburg for a fluid collaborative experiment. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 4, 2024