From the recording The Badlees
Lyrics
1000 MELODIES WITHOUT WORDS
How do I make sense of it all
Just sitting here watching fall
Turn into winter
How do I even hope to begin
Unpacking the shape I’m in
This time
This time
Now I’ve seen worse and I’ve seen better
But crying don’t change a thing
Chorus
My mind’s an ambulance in traffic
My heart’s a flock of birds
How do I navigate the static
Of a thousand melodies without words
My better angels were code talkin’
On a frequency I found that day
They said “Just win the battle in front of you
And you’ll find your way
Find your way, find your way"
Now I’ve seen worse and I’ve seen better
But crying don’t change a thing
My mind’s an ambulance in traffic
My heart’s a flock of birds
How do I navigate the static
Of a thousand melodies without words
Now I’ve seen worse and I’ve seen better
But crying don’t change a thing
Chorus
My heart’s like jazz on a New York City street
The sweetest sound you ever heard
But tell me how can my mind compete
With a thousand melodies without words
Chorus
My mind’s an ambulance in traffic
My heart’s a flock of birds
But my reaction’s automatic
To a thousand melodies without words