Brief Encounter (original)

yes...I know that I've changed
irregardless of claims
you say my arms hold you differently
and my eyes just exchange a stranger's gaze

the result of your actions
a dark transform in me
now I'm not such a noble guy
cause i know all the nowheres where it leads

brief encounter to level ground
...[I'm] just home...you're moving away
you claimed it foolish to want anyone else
well...it seems you move fast enough to say

"...As you should expect...I'm not the same person you left."
you said with a sigh, "No...our timings never seem to collide."
then we acknowledged it strange...as we hooked-up in your possession-less place

woke to birds in the morning
feeling sore from your floor
packed your last things into your car
then you drove eleven hours to the shore

so I wish I could say
that my eyes now won't sway
but I just may mirror your careless ways
cause I know we can never be the same

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Almost
• Spring
• Break-Up!
• Guitar-Harp-Wannbe-Folk

[alleycat82]

you are sooooo good! i love your lyrics!! you're a big fan of dylan and connor oberst im guessing?

[rushforth07]

hey man good music!

[suuzzee5]

I'm so behind in watching viddies.... :)

This is a wonderfully complicated song.... lovely melody and words of great distance... interesting contrast. I like it a lot! Suze

[robby63]

There is something about this melody that makes me focus so hard on the notes you play..especially around 1:58. Josef, another brilliant piece of work, lyrically, vocally...and I love the backdrop you are playing against too..

The first 4 lines of this song are what I keep going back to..I don't think I've ever heard anything describe emotional distance better. I want to steal those lines and write a story! haha.:P

faved and playlisted

Robby;)

[luvagirr9]

cool off-plucking and harpsi-nizing. o josef, ur grand. much luvin as always.

[cogermax91]

very nice song !!!! bravo

[TanteA]

Oh... that is such a very good song Josef!! I will put it into my favorites now. Omg - such exellent lyrics.

Very nice greetings!

Anette

[GrumpyCoyoteTunes]

"I just may mirror your careless ways"

So strong... Love it J, top shelf. Wonderful.

[JFowler89]

Wanted to comment on this earlier but youtube wasn't letting me. Great song man, awesome finger picking!

[UncleVRoy]

5*'s Buddy this is good stuff!