Music and Lyrics by Thomas Carter. Copyright Verlaine Records 2008.
Yesterday,
I came to you,
I tried to say,
What is in my mind,
And I just can’t get through.
I just can’t get through to you.
Only money,
It’s only money,
It’s only a figure in a landscape,
And I can’t get through.
I just can’t get through to you.
Everybody,
Everybody,
Now there’s nothing they can’t buy,
Nothing they can’t buy.
“This exchange will change your life”.
Every government,
Every company,
Wants your digits,
Wants your name,
And you can’t get away – what’s the difference?
When it’s all been made the same?
What’s the difference?
When it’s all been made the same.
What’s the difference?
Now that everything’s the same.
Magazines,
And TV shows,
And politics,
And cocaine rows,
And branded goods,
And winning tickets,
I don’t know how much I’ll miss it – let go!
Let go!
Let go!
They tell me just how good it can be…
Yesterday,
I came to you,
I tried to say,
What is in my mind,
And I just can’t get through.
And there’s nothing I can do.
It’s in every book that you read…
It’s on every sign that you see…
“It’s just what you need”…
It’s a landscape – from a different point of view.
From a different point of view….
And there’s nothing I can do…
credits
from Late in Time,
released September 1, 2008
Produced by Thomas Carter