Story Behind The Song
A beautiful friend had just broken up with another guy who was intimaidated by her beauty and intelligence. It made me think of all people with a common need - love. I imaginede them in all the places they might be, all walks of life.
Song Description
Lonely people, in different walks of life all looking for love, with wants, with needs.
| Song Length |
3:17 |
Genre |
Pop - Easy Listening, Folk - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Gloomy, Troubled |
Subject |
Sorrow, Sadness |
| Similar Artists |
Sheryl Crow, David Gray |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Shut Off The World (Ties That Blind)
(c) 2004, words and music, C. Coadic
she looks for love
in a paper cup
in a paperback from a cafe book rack
she finds some hope
in a favorite song
as she sings along as the subway stations
shut off the world and notice me and talk to me
so I know I?m heard I matter I am beautiful
now today
without delay
her loneliness
like a broken fence
a defensiveness waiting to be mended
her majesty
is a hidden jewel
is a cosmic garden unattended
shut off the world and notice me and talk to me
so I know I?m heard I matter I am beautiful
now today
without delay
ties that blind
are so unkind
when we find no common ease
I?m only free as you are to me
as we pass on willingly
shut off the world and notice me and talk to me
so I know I?m heard I matter I am beautiful
now today
without delay
he looks for love
in a pickup truck
in a picture framed
on a dusty dashboard
shut off the world and notice me and talk to me
so I know I?m heard I matter I am beautiful
now today
without delay
repeat chorus