An acoustic guitar by a sunlit window, wildflowers outside, a lamp, clock and notebook on the desk

From Perennials, Track 02

Fluent

Lyrics

I learned the weather words by heart
The perfect place to stop and start
I say I'm good before they ask
And no one looks behind the glass

I speak it like I always knew
Like I always knew
The easy words just filter through
Just filter through
Nobody asks me what I mean
And I don't ask me anymore

I've got a laugh for every room
A volume dialed to fit the tune
I hold my end of every thread
I say the things that should be said

I speak it like I always knew
Like I always knew
The easy words just filter through
Just filter through
Nobody asks me what I mean
And I don't ask me anymore

There's a language I stopped dreaming in
Somewhere underneath the din
It doesn't have a word for fine
It only ever asked for mine

I speak it like I always knew
Like I always knew
But late at night a voice cuts through
A voice cuts through
Still says my name the way it's said
By someone glad I'm coming home

Like I always knew
Like I always knew

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