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WAS THAT YOU?

from DEMOS by Rick Berlin

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At a Violent Femmes show the other night with Margie Nicoll, Shamus Moynihan, Alex Gang, Charlie McEnerney, Emily Sweeney and friends Margie noticed a certain smell. 'Was that you?' she asked. Unusually it was not, but now it's a song. Not about THAT, but about the idea that ultimately we never ever really truly 'know' anyone. Even ourselves. Which is, in it's own way, a good thing, right?

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WAS THAT YOU?

dancing in the corner
at a Violent Femmes show
like a sad clown
lost in space
yr blue eyes closed
oh oh Was That You?
oh was that really you?

walking out Sorella’s in a hurry
yelling on yr great big phone
tears like rivers of fire
spitting on the cobblestone
oh oh Was That You?
was that really you?

i just can’t tell
who you are to me
or to yourself
but that’s ok
ya keep the magic alive

looking at yourself
in the laundamat window
w a big fake smile
laughing at yourself
like a hipster Shakespear
monster on file
oh oh Was That You?
was that really you?

i just can’t tell
who you are to me
or to yourself
but that’s ok
ya keep the magic alive

solo

oh oh Was That You?
was that really you?

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from DEMOS, released November 18, 2012
selfie. crap demo

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A giant on the Boston music scene. His colorful songwriting + strong stage presence have influenced countless other artists since the early 1970s. He continues to make music w/ intelligence + integrity, building an international reputation around his knotty, singular piano playing, straight-from-the-heart singing and a style of character-based songwriting that's drawn comparisons to Waits + Cohen ... more

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