Why Can​’​t I Say What I Mean? (Glowing Water Version)

from Demolicious Man by The Marble Tea

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Have you ever had the experience with certain people that no matter when you happen to talk with them you always end up saying the stupidest things? No? Well this song isn't really about that anyway....

The original version of this appears on the 2004 "I'm Batman" EP, but I didn't understand about recording to a click track at that time so I wanted to re-record it with better timing. Plus, Joey misheard one of the lyrics as being about the water glowing, and I liked that so I incorporated it into the song's second verse.

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After every conversation
I feel just like a fool
And there's no consolation
In the things that I do

So I take a walk along the seashore
Feel the sand in my toes
Stare out into the water
Until it goes

And the waves roll in
And the waves roll out
And the breeze blows by me

It's thoughtful of the blue sky
To turn cloudy gray
And if no one listens to me
Have I anything to say

So I take a walk along the seashore
Feel the sand in my toes
Stare out into the water
Until it glows

And the waves roll in
And the waves roll out
And the breeze blows by me
Everyday

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from Demolicious Man, released February 11, 2022

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The Marble Tea Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey

Drawing mandalas and watching Captain Kangaroo...that's pretty much what it's like in here. I enjoy writing songs about my cats and cartoon insects, but I'm also fond of feeling up the tentacles that lead to the oneness of existence. That's the Marble Tea experience.

Recommended for fans of Jonathan Richman, Robyn Hitchcock, Jazz Butcher, Magnetic Fields, etc.
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