Free Single: Love Needs No Dictionary
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It hasn’t been easy to be in a cross-cultural relationship that is always operating in my non-native language, but rather than complain about it all the time (as I started to feel my blogs were doing), I’m proud to have captured the beauty of its beginnings in this song’s lyrics. The track has become one of my favourites on my new album. It’s a love story between two people whose fates crossed despite different language and culture. I suppose all love stories are beautiful; it’s just some are more unique than others.
LOVE NEEDS NO DICTIONARY
she was a foreigner, he was a local
they met in a bar downtown
they learned that language Is not always vocal
here’s how it all went down
they laughed til their bellies ached, acted out meanings
sang all the melodies that fit with their feelings
they didn’t have a common phrase
had to find another way
to say the things they had to say
there was so much to say
but how could he convince her to stay with him there?
and how could she explain her history?
all they could do was stare at each other
silence on fire
love needs no dictionary
they danced many nights away, let the groove guide them
they liked how the other moved
and loitered in restaurants, the waiters all eyed them
as they tasted each other’s food
they didn’t have a common phrase…
but how could he convince her to stay with him there?…
she was a worrier, he was a dreamer
they met somewhere in between
she learned to hear her heart, she made his head clearer
just what the other needs
they didn’t have a common phrase…
but how could he convince her to stay with him there?…
love needs no dictionary
