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Written/Unread Lyrics

Everything that goes on in the pages of our book
Between the covers, brown-paper-wrapped
Hidden in the stacks among the monthlies
Old news and rags and paperbacks

That's the way we like it
Dusty and away
When everyone is gone
We brush ourselves off and play
Well-written and happily unread

Your plain-spoken love
My obsessions
Your thing for jazz
My thing for ghosts

Your challenging musical library
My challenging sense of harmony
The way you stand, the way you hold your head
The way I hold your hand, any chance I get

This stuff used to scare me
Our unpredicted flights
But now I'm into it
Because when everyone is gone
We brush ourselves off and dance
I dust off your spine, you dust off mine
Written, unread
I dust off yours, you dust off mine
Well-written and happily
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Cover art for Written/Unread lyrics by Tanya Donelly

From Tanya's Bandcamp: "This song is about guarded happiness, life off radar, secrets, and love."

 
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