Turn a Phrase

Lyrics

The song I sing is less than meets the eye The words are meant to hear and wonder why If at first you don't get me, then maybe It is better to try again and see

I borrowed lines from fortune cookies' grace Then twisted them to hide a second face A watched pot sings, a stitch might still delay- But meaning shifts when phrased a certain way

These lines were bent, not broken Each word a clue, not a joke If it catches in your throat- That's the thread I hope you pull I turned a phrase, not just to play- But to see what you'd unveil What stirred inside the sideways way (Inquire....) Follow the trail

We all turn a phrase, we all bend a line Make sense of the noise, one slant at a time What we mean and what we say Don't always walk the same way So if a word feels strange, or cuts too close- Assume it's meant. Assume it knows Not just what's heard-but how it lands The turn is yours to understand

I said "the truth will out"-but not for free The house always wins in honesty I gave you "words to live by"-on a lease And when you broke them, I just called it peace

These lines were bent, not broken Each word a clue, not a joke If it catches in your throat- That's the thread I hope you pull I turned a phrase, not just to play- But to see what you'd unveil What stirred inside the sideways way (Inquire....) Follow the trail

We all turn a phrase, we all bend a line Make sense of the noise, one slant at a time What we mean and what we say Don't always walk the same way So if a word feels strange, or cuts too close- Assume it's meant. Assume it knows Not just what's heard-but how it lands The turn is yours to understand

A whispered line can crack a kingdom's crown A chorus born in silence shakes the ground The softest word can set the world ablaze- If turned just right, a phrase becomes a wave

These lines were bent, not broken Each word a clue, not a joke If it catches in your throat- That's the thread I hope you pull I turned a phrase, not just to play- But to see what you'd unveil What stirred inside the sideways way (Inquire....) Follow the trail

We all turn a phrase, we all bend a line Make sense of the noise, one slant at a time What we mean and what we say Don't always walk the same way So if a word feels strange, or cuts too close- Assume it's meant. Assume it knows Not just what's heard-but how it lands The turn is yours to understand

The meaning's not in what I said But what you felt, and what it fed The turn was never mine alone- You brought the meaning all your own

We all turn a phrase, we all bend a line Make sense of the noise, one slant at a time What we mean and what we say Don't always walk the same way So if a word feels strange, or cuts too close- Assume it's meant. Assume it knows Not just what's heard-but how it lands The turn is yours to understand