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Talking to myself

from Situation Normal by Roger Marshall

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Talking to myself
Roger acoustic and electric guitars, Louis piano and bass, Jono drums, Shimna vocal

I thought I might little need a bit of solitude
But all I did was sit around and brood
Thinking about life thinking about death
Muttering to myself underneath my breath
But I remember the time we spoke all night
And I knew exactly what to do
Now why am I talking to myself
When I could be talking to you?

I was getting second thoughts about getting second thoughts
Counting up the crosses marking off the noughts
Thinking about now, thinking about then
About how everything might be Zen
And I remember the time we laughed and cried
And we threw away the blues
Now why am I talking to myself
when I could be talking to you?

I told my myself to face the facts
But I wasn’t sure how I might react
Me and myself don’t seem to see eye to eye
Don’t know why I am talking to that crazy guy
I said I’ve got to get out of here
Goddamn! he said he was coming along too
Now why am I talking to myself
when I should be talking to you?

So we both got angry, flew into a rage
Started calling each other names
And then I went and punched myself in my face with my fist
I said , oh my god, I’ve become a ventriloquist
So I sat my dummy down on my knee
I said what are we gonna do?
Now why am I talking to myself
when I could be talking to you?

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from Situation Normal, released September 1, 2017

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Roger Marshall Auckland, New Zealand

I live in Auckland New Zealand with roots in England. My songs are folk, bluesy, jazzy, influenced by the greats (Dylan, Waits, Cohen and many others).

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