Indigo Girls Untitled Song
"The Untitled Song" is an Emily Saliers composition. It originally appeared on "Blue Food," and it has been performed as recently as 1989. Actually, I seem to recall someone telling me that they heard it more recently... At any rate, I think that it may have been the first truly great IG song, IMHO, and still ranks right up there as one of the best. The Untitled Song. I tried my best to get over you Kept my distance so I wouldn't have to show That the things which I kept hidden By my casual smile Were the things that I needed you to know. You could have seen the acting on the stage You could have read the writing on the page You could have noticed that a heart went breaking into two But you never knew it was I was falling for you. Sometimes I still think that I could get to you Then I laugh, and think I could swim the seven seas It seems when I'm set to fly, there's a storm up in the sky When I'm set to sail, there isn't any breeze. You could have seen the acting on the stage You could have read the writing on the page You could have noticed that a heart went breaking into two But you never knew it was I was falling for you. (solo) It's been some time now that I saw you in a photograph Looking just the way you did so long ago I could almost see you throw your head back And start to laugh in that gentle way that used to let me know Things were okay, and a hurting song is just a cliche And what's the use if they only always fade away Just like the sun - just like everyone - but you.
