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The little conversations are over very soon
And I watch in admiration from my corner of the room
They shine on you with starry eyes
and they rain a friendly storm
Like kids around a christmas tree
And then you smile all nice and warm
These little conversations if I try my very best
You know i never could say anything in twenty words or less
Somewhere sometime down the line someday I may confess and tell you all...
...that's all
The little conversations on me are very rough
They leave me all in pieces
You know there's never time enough
It's like a book with missing pages
A story incomplete
It's like a paintling left unfinished
It fees like not enough to eat
These little conversations for me will never do
Now what am I supposed to do with broken sentences of you
I'll stay in my corner 'cause that's all that i can do
let the others speak for me
Little conversations are we
And I watch in admiration from my corner of the room
They shine on you with starry eyes
and they rain a friendly storm
Like kids around a christmas tree
And then you smile all nice and warm
You know i never could say anything in twenty words or less
Somewhere sometime down the line someday I may confess and tell you all...
...that's all
They leave me all in pieces
You know there's never time enough
It's like a book with missing pages
A story incomplete
It's like a paintling left unfinished
It fees like not enough to eat
Now what am I supposed to do with broken sentences of you
I'll stay in my corner 'cause that's all that i can do
let the others speak for me
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Submitted by
la Blue Kitty On Apr 13, 2002
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"Small talk" is (or at least it was) a thing. Among people who don't know each other that well it is (or was) considered polite to keep your conversations confined to simple subjects that didn't carry a lot of emotional or intellectual weight. Some people, including myself and (apparently) Johnette aren't very good at small talk for exactly the reasons she outlines in this song. When given a choice between making small talk or not saying anything, we prefer not to say anything.
When I first heard this song I thought Johnette had gotten into my head and written out all my insecurities and fears for me.
Fantastic song. Reminds me of being at a party when most the people have left and the remainders are sitting around talking - you might be a bit wasted and tired, but you're still somehow involved by the conversation simply by listening.