uncomplicated

from secrets replete by noah mclaughlin

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Ironically enough, this is one of the most complicated chord progressions I've ever written. It's almost a relief to come to the straightforward simplicity of the chorus.

Lyrically, this song is a cypher and an apostrophe.

lyrics

we said uncomplicated
come the morning we let it go
already dedicated
no time to take it slow
we got lost on the city streets
we got lost in between the sheets
we played out in the rain
we played out all our pain

this is the book of us
on these rumpled sheets
this is our book of lust
with secrets so replete

we said uncomplicated
dark confessions in the night
at last our passions sated
invitations to calm the fight
days & nights so far apart
one city, two aching hearts
lips to skin and a humming bird
five ways to count these words

this is the book of us
on these rumpled sheets
this is our book of lust
with secrets so replete

oh stranger, stranger, where are you?
oh danger, stranger, where are you?
i feel you, i feel you still
i feel you, i feel you still

we said uncomplicated
the last moment a simple kiss
it's not so complicated
how i feel about this
i'm down where i ought to be
and here you are still haunting me
a friendly phantom to warm my skin
a friendly phantom who let me in

this is the book of us
on these rumpled sheets
this is our book of lust
with secrets so replete

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from secrets replete, released September 13, 2011

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Appalachian distortion, folk samples, and ancient myths.

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