Sing What We Cannot Say

from Straight Lines by Ilan Isakov

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I can’t think when I’m standing still
So I’ll walk till my feet complain
And the sun grows red, just like a rose that ya throw at the end of a play
See the curtain is falling down
and the singer’s undressing backstage And she nods at the applause,
she sings what we cannot say
It’s just a step to the mailbox,
it’s a walk to the new hotel,
And to your door it’s a half tank of gas, and a road that I’ve traveled well
I’ll pull onto the highway
and turn on the radio
And keep my ear tuned for a good line I can steal for my arsenal
I keep some leaves in the glovebox, And I’m drunk on a box of wine, The radio voices crumbled away When I hit the state line
It was the night of your whale song, and the eve of a new saint’s day And I was speechless,
just like the stars,
won’t you sing what we cannot say

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from Straight Lines, released November 19, 2021

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Ilan Isakov Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ilan Isakov is a multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and composer based in Philadelphia. He has written music for film, television, theatre and contemporary dance.
His debut album Straight Lines was released on November 19th, 2021

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