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Talk To Me

from Since You Been Gone by Sam Steffen

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How’m I supposed to know that you’re angry?
How’m I supposed to know you’re unhappy?
How’m I supposed to know that it ain’t my fault?

You’ve spoken your piece and look, you’ve gone silent
Put down your fists, no need to get violent
You opened the wound, and now you’re just adding salt
Til the whole conversation’s been ground to a screeching halt

Honestly—
I can’t see—
how you ever got to be—so like a rock
That short of a contract deal—
that don’t make anything anymore real—
somehow you still feel—
You can’t even talk—to me

You’re never around on the evenings or weekends
Your secrets unfold as your mystery deepens
the crease of your letter was known to be uncommonly sharp

I’m past any hope or cry of remembering
like a ripening tear in the duct, you’ve been trembling
but tell me again, and forgive me—I’m still in the dark
I can see now what Time will do, yes, it’s left its mark

& I’ve been briefed
Not to turn over a new leaf
Cause it won’t bring no release—to a way that’s been blocked
But can’t you understand
It’ll be out of my hands
How you gonna make any new demands
If you don’t talk—to me?

I tiptoed around and I bent over backwards
Walking on eggshells, I examined your hazards
Raking your bed of coals just brought me to thin ice—

So take all the time in the world that you’re needing
I’ll be alright, it’s not like I’m bleeding
Go and be a good to yourself for once in your life
You don’t need my permission, you don’t even gotta think twice
I’ve been advised
Not to apologize
Tho I don’t think it’s wise—and frankly I’m shocked
That that could be so clear
To someone who ain’t right here
Who don’t know the fear—that you’ve apparently got
And I don’t want to pry
I don’t want to be “that guy”
Cause I know you’re shy—and I guess I’m not
But I’m on my knees
It’s my only need
Please, please, please—won’t you talk—to me?

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from Since You Been Gone, released February 14, 2020

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Sam Steffen Boise, Idaho

Sam Steffen is a Pennsylvania-bred, Boise-based singer-songwriter whose songs are the torch-wood for a new generation of folk music that has learned from the best stuff in the tradition and aims in spite of everything to keep the human spirit alive and kicking. A versatile musician and skilled finger-picker, Sam is at heart a story-teller, and a prolific one. ... more

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