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I Could Tell You

from Wild Swan by Joanna Wallfisch

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Music by Joanna Wallfisch. Featuring Joe Martin on Bass

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I Could Tell You that I love you
But I don't know that I do.
I could tell you that I need you
To be mine alone and true.
I could kiss you with a passion
That was born of fire and rain
But I shall not let myself go
Til I thought you felt the same.

I could tell you all my secrets
Let you in beyond my heart.
Give you the key to everything
Give you the running start.
I could tell you that I love you
Though I see in your blue eyes
A vacant, fearful shimmer
Reflecting cloudy skies.

I could lose myself inside your arms
Your kisses let me drink.
I could drown in your caresses
With a prayer to swim, not sink.
Yet I fear it's an impression
I sense a great illusion.
The longing for true love
That resides in rouge confusion.

If I told you that I love you
And you looked at me that way
I would weep relief and sadness
As I weep for yesterday.
For I know what true love is...
An adventure short and long.
I could tell you that I love you,
But only in this song.

I could tell you that I love you
But I don't know that I do.
I could tell you that I love you
Til the word is black and blue.
I could tell you that I love you,
But I don't know that I do.

So I'll tell you,
Though, I love you.
My love can't belong to you.

©J.Wallfisch 2011/12

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from Wild Swan, released March 9, 2012

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Joanna Wallfisch Los Angeles, California

“Ushering you into a magical sound world… at once boldly individual and sublimely subtle”
★★★★  Jazzwise Magazine

“When Joanna is on stage one can do nothing but pay attention” ★★★★Downbeat

“Wallfisch combines the intimate purview of a singer-songwriter with the technical liberties of a jazz improviser” The Boston Globe

“Wallfisch creates crystalline, inquisitive music” Wall Street Journal ... more

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