book of questions
from Book of Questions by YouYourself&i
lyrics
used to wonder about airplanes
how they could get off the ground
magic was in every carpet
music was in every sound
burning your fingers through paper
as you pushed it along to a song
hold still for a while
hold still for a while
when i was just a child
mother would field all my questions
books that had all of the answers
stories for all of my queries
seemed to all make sense
seemed to all make sense then
if she comes i'll stay
if she stays i'll go there
and if she comes and goes i'll wait
wait for her return
when i was still a child
loving someone was so easy
oh...
books that had all of the answers
stories for all of my querries
seemed to all make sense
seemed to all make sense then
now we're all much too busy
counting all our little pieces
wanting a wider selection
moving in newer directions
hold still for a while
hold still for a while
if she comes i'll stay
if she stays, i'll go there
if she comes and goes i'll wait
wait for her return
i'm hiding in your hallway
staring at your doorway
hoping you'll surprise me
who am i please tell me
who am i please tell me
i'm your past don't you know me?
i'm your past don't you know me?
all you can see
through the slit in a mailbox
all you can hear
through the slit in a mailbox
whisper it in my ear
whisper it in my ear
seemed to all make sense...
but she never told me about you
how they could get off the ground
magic was in every carpet
music was in every sound
burning your fingers through paper
as you pushed it along to a song
hold still for a while
hold still for a while
when i was just a child
mother would field all my questions
books that had all of the answers
stories for all of my queries
seemed to all make sense
seemed to all make sense then
if she comes i'll stay
if she stays i'll go there
and if she comes and goes i'll wait
wait for her return
when i was still a child
loving someone was so easy
oh...
books that had all of the answers
stories for all of my querries
seemed to all make sense
seemed to all make sense then
now we're all much too busy
counting all our little pieces
wanting a wider selection
moving in newer directions
hold still for a while
hold still for a while
if she comes i'll stay
if she stays, i'll go there
if she comes and goes i'll wait
wait for her return
i'm hiding in your hallway
staring at your doorway
hoping you'll surprise me
who am i please tell me
who am i please tell me
i'm your past don't you know me?
i'm your past don't you know me?
all you can see
through the slit in a mailbox
all you can hear
through the slit in a mailbox
whisper it in my ear
whisper it in my ear
seemed to all make sense...
but she never told me about you
credits
from Book of Questions,
released June 4, 2011
license
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YouYourself&i Montréal, Québec
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