Song of the Week: Circular Mistake - February 8, 2020

Download Chris Thile’s Song of the Week for February 8, 2020, “Circular Mistake.” The band: Chris Thile, Sarah Jarosz, Mike Elizondo, Armand Hirsch, Jeremy Kittel, Abe Rounds, Brett Williams.

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Lyrics:
Chris: Tell me beloved
Why is there a tear in your eye?

Tell me beloved
Why is there a tear in your eye?
Sarah: It’s a trick of the winter light
Love everything is fine

C: Then tell me beloved
Why are you now clenching your teeth?
S: I didn’t dress for the winter air
Should’ve worn another layer
Whereas you’ve got your coat and wool underneath

C: Then tell me beloved
Why won’t you let me give you that coat?
S: ‘Cause it’s good to be cold in the wintertime
Love everything is—
Fine it’s because you make me tell you
And I don’t wanna have to tell you
That I have nothing to tell you

‘Cause I’ve said it all said it all said it all before
And you can’t make it all ok
Make me say it all say it all again
And darling we’ll be further from the end
And closer to the forming of another circular mistake

C: Tell me beloved
Why are you angry with me?
S: Well well well look who’s taking on
The role of the hurting one
Who can’t keep his heart off his sleeve
C: Tell me beloved if I could where would we be now
S: Some sweet place where it’s understood
A girl doesn’t have to—
C: Look I thought you wanted me to ask you
And didn’t know what I should ask you
S: I don’t wanna have to tell you
That I have nothing to tell you

‘Cause I’ve said it all said it all said it all before
And you can’t make it all ok
Make me say it all say it all again
And darling we’ll be further from the end

C&S: Cause we’ve said it all said it all said it all before
And we can’t make it all ok
S: Make me say it all

C: If we
C&S: Say it all again
And darling we’ll be further from the end
And closer to the forming
of another circular mistake

C: Tell me beloved
Why is there a tear in your eye?