All of These Wires (Millard)


What I have to say to you
I must say directly to your face
I mean I've got to say it to your eyes
Just look how scrambled I become
when just a piece or two gets through
and eerie little lights are all I have of you

And all of these wires cannot convey
what I believe about you today
All of these wires cannot convey
the electric words I just have to say

What I tried to say to you
Took all that I had, then took some more
I mean it really knocked me down to size
Just let the autopilot hum
and maybe one true thing breaks through
but a million lights are all I have of you

Let's lose the medium
the crystal balls and silly tricks with cards
(The tourists' money ought to keep up her appearance anyway)
Let's lose the media
the cameras and contraptions
in between the things we'll really keep
and everything we'll want to throw away

And all of these wires cannot convey
what I believe about you today
and all of these wires cannot convey
the dangerous things we both might say
All of these wires cannot convey
the beauty you showed me yesterday
and all of these wires will just betray
whatever slides through them
in our slippery human way


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