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Body Language

from Songs From Iowa & Lime by Justin Wiles

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I was into your smile
You were feeding me beautiful prose
You were timid and shy in five layers of clothes
In return, I offered you an improvised poem
About the prettiest girl I should like to call home
And you lifted your eyes up to me
Said, “Kid, I’m out of your league
Well, you’re wearing the face of a sleepless and happening place
And your five o’clock shadow’s a marketplace
And your eyes are clubs for fleeting love
And your ears only hear what they’re wary of
And your nose looks too cold to touch my cheek
Honey, please keep on dancing
Your head is commanding you in pounding trance beats”

But I will not shift my gaze
For I’ve seen our future days
And I do not deny that my tongue is tied
‘Round what my body is trying to say

Was I reading you wrong?
I felt sure those were lyrics from a love song
You were belting it out in a language so strong
Now my eardrums are damaged, please sing it again
Though it hurts me, I’ll manage to brush the offense
And bring harmonies to your critique
I’ll be hearing your voice for weeks
So you gave me a go
Used the word I prefer over “no”
There’s a glory in “yes”, like a realized hope
But no words did we speak as we tested degree
Well, your arms were a campfire, your fingers a freeze
And you wrapped them ‘round mine like parentheses
Said, “It’s not so important
If after tonight you just leave”

But you are not an afterthought
Nor a dialogue to be forgot
And I do not deny that my tongue is tied
But you’re gradually loosening the knot
No, I do not shift my gaze
For I’ve seen our future days
And I do not deny that my tongue is tied
‘Round what my body is trying to say
No, I do not deny that my tongue is tied
‘Round what my body is trying to say

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from Songs From Iowa & Lime, released February 1, 2005
written/performed by justin wiles

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Justin Wiles

Justin Wiles is a singer-songwriter whose compositions are centered around intricate, delicate, melodic guitars and poetic lyrics. His DIY recording style often includes dense musical arrangements and many layered vocals.

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