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A song about constantly being asked what you are thinking, as if you might be hiding something. When in fact, you are not really thinking about anything.


https://maccharles.bandcamp.com/track/shine-your-light


Shine your light


why do we walk around in my head,
why don't we walk around yours instead,
pick up a trail of questions there's no answers to-

you should know that what's mine is yours,
but there's a reason I lock those doors,
banana peels and greased up floors to wander through-

you make my head feel strange,
all the furniture rearranged,
shine your light, where you like-

you read between the lines on my face,
not many have seen this place,
most vanish without a trace just short of here-

open the windows in an empty room,
stand in the middle with a pail and broom,
check every corner and wonder why there's nothing there-

you make my head feel strange,
all the furniture rearranged,
shine your light, where you like-

Such a simple concept for a lyric makes for some juicy lines.

I think the lyric can be more generally thought of as being about "unbalanced relationships" where, for whatever reason, one party is paying way more close attention to the other than the other, and you find a through-line to some great imagery to express that--creepiness, for lack of a better word.

The jazzy chords, that blunt "Taxman" guitar style in the right channel, the way the melody works with the lyric, everything works well together.

Love it.

Marilyn,

High praise, on so many fronts, thank you.