Written and performed at the American University in Cairo, Egypt, Fall 1981
Could it be something I said?
Give me the chance and I'll explain all the thoughts in my head
They're not complex
I'm merely lost in translation again
Give me the chance to defend...
My actions speak louder
than words, mine just flounder
and hurt those around me who don't understand
I'm better off if I say nothing more
Words don't do justice and I
Can't hide behind metaphor
I'll just confuse you
Tell me
Could it be something I said
What's going on in your head...
Aah....
I try to show
How I feel
I see things very clear
Yet I know
I'll always cause you pain
Unable to explain
That I'm just not the same
I'll never belong but I can't get along without you...you...
I should have quit while I still felt ahead
I just confused you
Had I thought through the words that I'd said
If I'd refused to talk
I know we'd be happy instead
Our dreams would never have ended...
Now hope is broken since I went and opened
that box of Pandora
and let out the horror
That lurks in the corner
Beneath quiet waters
Inside of us all
Since Man took the fall
From Grace.
