Lyrics

NOUNS AND VERBS

Did I say the wrong thing again?
Please don't be mad
Sometimes our words have lives of their own
And we don't mean what we said
No, I really don't understand
And it breaks my heart
How the story of me and the story of you
Comes together and moves apart

Nouns and verbs
We are nouns and verbs
Loosely connected by a few fragile words

I could draw you a diagram
It seems so clear
But people don't follow simple rules
Unpredictable fools we are
Sometimes everything comes out wrong
Our tenses don't agree
You say your lines and I speak mine
But there is no poetry

Nouns and verbs…

You are the action, you are the motion
You are a state of being
I'm just an object in your collection
Of people, places and things

I don't know how the story ends
It's in our hands
Love letters, tied with ribbons
Are the pages of our romance
Though we don't make a perfect rhyme
It's close enough
Maybe we can be like we used to be
Close as whispered words of love

Nouns and verbs
We are nouns and verbs
Loosely connected by a few fragile words
We are loosely connected by a few fragile words

Barbara: lead vocal
Mike: backing vocal, acoustic guitar, bass
Taras Kuznetsov: keyboard (via Musiversal)

"Warmly engaging music and melody" - 2025 Great American Song Contest