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What I Mean

from Highway by The Real Shade

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lyrics

You never think the word before you speak it
you just let it tumble out stark naked
I admit that maybe I admire
words that deliver heat and carry fire

But perhaps there’s something to be said for timing
for knowing where and when to chime in
instead of turning ground already fallow
letting fly lead balloons that you can’t swallow

I am trying to say what i mean

but it’s true that in the moment it’s almost impossible to resist doing 
something, something you don’t mean

Then you realize that you just let it
fly out and now you regret it
and it’s lying there with your named carved into it
no long apology can undo it

I am trying to say what i mean

Silence is much more than golden
when a losing card is all you’re holding
Nothing left but tawdry invitations
to late night cheap hotels behind gas stations

but it’s true that in the moment it’s almost impossible to resist doing 
something, something you don’t mean

and the trenches and the fields are filled with worn out old appeals
and arguments that didn’t solve a thing
and the high road’s getting choked with smog from armies in retreat
where once you could hear a robin sing, could hear a robin sing

I am trying to say what I mean

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from Highway, released April 6, 2010
Written by Jane Gowan
Produced by Tim Vesely

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The Real Shade Toronto, Ontario

The Real Shade is a Toronto-based indie-pop band.

It was formed in 2007 when long-time side woman Jane Gowan (Spygirl, Neins Circa, Belinda Bruce) teamed up with bassist Mary Harmer.

What started as a lo-fi rock ’n roll outfit evolved into a project that explored other styles, most notably Americana and Indie Folk. ... more

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