I wa looking through my friend dedpoets cd collection and came across this song on one of his 10000 Maniacs albums. It's called "Don't Talk" and we both thought it might be a good song to play to the jws in general and elders in particular, maybe with a few lyrics altered. Anyway, see what you think:
Don't talk, I will listen, Don't talk, you keep your distance, for I'd rather hear some truth tonight than entertain your lies, so take your poison silently. Let me be, let me close my eyes
Don't talk, I'll believe it, don't talk, listen to me instead. Iknow that if you think of it both long enough and hard, the drink you drown your problems in is the trouble that you're in now.
Talk talk talk about it, you talk as if you care, but when your talk is over tilt that bottle in the air, tossing back more than your share
Don't talk, I can guess it. Don't talk, well now your'e restless and you need somewhere to put the blame for how you feel inside. You'll look for a close and easy mark and you'll see me as fair game.
Tal talk talk about it,talk as if you care, but when your talk is over tilt that bottle in the air, tossing back more than your share. You talk talk talk about it, talk as if you care, I'm marking every word and I can tell this time for sure, your talk is the finest I have heard.
So don't talk, I was sleeping. Don't talk, let me keep on dreaming. How your eyes they glow so fiercely, I can tell that you're inspired by the name that you just chose for me, now what was it? O, never mind it. We will talk, talk, talk about this when your head is clear. We'll discuss this in the morning but until then you may talk but I won't hear.
Maybe substitute bible for bottle, and it seems almost perfect to me, what do you think?