Language 

I don’t understand your language 
But sing to me anyway, sing to me anyway 
I want to feel your words 

I don’t know what you’re saying 
But I’ll listen to you anyway, I will  listen to you anyway 
So I can be sure I’ve heard 

It’s the shape of your lips 
It’s the movement of your tongue 
Its the touch of your fingertips 
It’s how your heart is hung 

I don’t understand your stories 
But tell ‘em to me anyway, tell ‘em to me anyway 
I want to feel where you’re from 

I don’t understand your question, man 
But I’ll answer you anyway, I will answer you anyway 
So you can know how far I’ve come 

It’s the shape of my lips 
It’s the movement of my tongue 
Its the touch of my fingertips 
It’s how my soul is hung 

These noises that I make mean nothing to you 
These songs that I sing seem so absurd 
I will always be a stranger 
So you must always be my savior 
But how can I ever speak your words 
How can I ever speak your words? 

It’s the shape of our lips 
It’s the movement of our tongues 
Its the touch of our fingertips 
It’s how our souls are sung 

It’s the shape of my lips 
It’s the movement of our tongue 
Its the touch of our fingertips 
It’s how our hearts are hung 

It’s how this bell is rung 

It’s how this song gets sung 

© Nic Arp 2021