Play By Ear

I cannot do it for you... But I still long To be heard. I don’t know your language... But I can sing with mine, It’s music we are making, Making here, together... I am beginning To hear it— It’s the meshing of many songs Pages ripped from a million songbooks Falling from our fingers To feed this blazing fire Much music makes much warmth Though we cannot read a note of it— No matter... Let us play by ear Play by ear Play by ear Play by ear (inst) The melodies Our wounded hearts are beating out Give me a brand new pulse... Move the blood Rich with our breath To my extremities... My extremities. It’s the meshing of many songs Pages ripped from a million songbooks Falling from our fingers To feed this blazing fire Much music makes much warmth Though we cannot read a note of it— No matter... Let us play by ear... It’s the meshing of many songs Pages ripped from a million songbooks Falling from our fingers To feed this blazing fire Much music makes much warmth Though we cannot read a note of it— No matter... Let us play by ear Play by ear, Play by ear Play by ear, Let us play by ear