Couldn’t Press Send
Skirmish: Didn't press send (@richardmasters)Liner Notes
#lyricsonly The sad story of a message and no place to send it.
Lyrics
I was ready to tell you this time Lay it all out on the line Didn’t press send Couldn’t press send It was only a sheet of paper And my mind
I was ready to make a new start The told truths of the heart Didn’t press send Couldn’t press send No address no number And that’s the worst part
I don’t know what else I can do I can’t tell anyone Until I tell you I can’t keep it all inside I can’t just say that I tried This is a time For divine Intervention
I tried it again today The send button was gray Didn’t press send Couldn’t press send Cancel was all the screen Had to say
I stared at the blank address There was no path to success Didn’t press send Couldn’t press send Pretty soon my phone Was a mess
I don’t know what else I can do I can’t tell anyone Until I tell you I can’t keep it all inside I can’t just say that I tried This is a time For divine Intervention
So I’m talking on the radio I don’t know where the message will go Didn’t name names Couldn’t name names Took it as far as I could go
I don’t know what else I can do I can’t tell anyone Until I tell you I can’t keep it all inside I can’t just say that I tried This is a time For divine Intervention
Comments
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A great portrayal of things held inside and not communicated, and the difficult feelings that go along with that. I can definitely relate!
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This tugs at the heartstrings. Lots of emotion comes through the words reflecting the inability to express thoughts to the person we want to hear them.
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The concept of the blank address; the phrase is about how you can’t tell anyone else until you’ve told them. It feels very relatable and real.
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Cancelling rather than sending because there's no address or number to send to... that's a hard one for sure! Nice writing and the emotion gets through.
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That darn grey send button! When cancelling is one’s only option, I guess it’s time to update
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Some nice repetition going on here which really builds up the story. One that I'm sure is quite relatable to many. Good skirmishing
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I like the creativity of this. It's about a specific situation or feeling, but never explicitly states what it is, leaving it up to the listener instead. Nice!