i wrote this song in 2015. recorded this version 3 years ago, i think.
baritone uke and voice. the paintings are older.
the lyrics are based on Carver's story of the same title. the story is about these 2 couples who sat around the table one night, drinking and talking about love. the scenarios below are 2 different stories that were shared that night. the beauty of this story, is that Carver also conveyed the underlying distance, yearning and dissatisfaction that seem to exist between these 4 different people, each with their own partner, and with their friend's partner, as they sat and talked about love. my lyrics don't mention that part of Carver's story. i just focused on the 2 stories that were shared. the one about the old man feeling so utterly broken hearted because he could not turn his head to look at his beloved wife, who was lying on the bed beside him at the hospital, since his body was so badly damaged from the car accident, that one moved me a lot.
Lyrics:
Terri had a lover
he tried to kill her
he dragged her around the living room
by her poor ankles
her head kept knocking on things
as he went on saying : I Love Her
what we talk about when we talk about love
what we talk about when we talk about love
what we talk about when we talk about love
what we talk about when we talk about love
the old couple had a car accident
multiple fractures, concussions
but what was hurting the old man the most
was that he couldn't turn his goddamn head
to look at his goddamn wife -
He Loved her
what we talk about when we talk about love
what we talk about when we talk about love
what we talk about when we talk about love
what we talk about when we talk about love
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