A Song I Cannot Finish
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

A song I cannot finish
With words I cannot hear
A song that springs to mind
Whenever you are near

A lonely saxophone
Playing much too far
A subtle hidden tone
Drowned by a guitar

[intro]

Amid the traffic and the noise
In this world without a choice
I hear music, a steady beat
All from a life now in retreat

In the background there are words
Confused by other sound
I don't know what I have heard
But again they come around

[bridge]

A song I cannot finish
With words I cannot hear
A song that springs to mind
Whenever you are near

[chorus]
A lonely saxophone
Playing much too far
A subtle hidden tone
Drowned by a guitar

[instrumental]

These are words that I should know
They are words that I have heard
They are words I may have written
But words I since forgot

Are they words I said to you?
Long ago when you were true
Words like broken glass
A gate I dare not pass

[bridge]

A song I cannot finish
With words I cannot hear
A song that springs to mind
Whenever you are near

[chorus]
A lonely saxophone
Playing much too far
A subtle hidden tone
Drowned by a guitar


[instrumental]

A song I cannot finish
With words I cannot hear
A song that springs to mind
Whenever you are near

[chorus]
A lonely saxophone
Playing much too far
A subtle hidden tone
Drowned by a guitar


[instrumental]


A Song I Cannot Finish

I write the lyrics; Mr. Alfonso Suno composes the music.  Working with the lovely Ms. Ai Ongaku, they create the arrangements.  Ms. Ongaku and her crowd are responsible for the performances.  My part in creating these tracks is very small. Nonetheless, I am to blame.  Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa.

A Song I Cannot Finish

I and Ai