lyrics
(Bass)
What we talk about,
When we talk about love
What we talk about,
When we talk about love
Talk about a shot from the hip
And the sky above
Talk about the flow on the lip
What the moon’s made of
Talk about things you can’t see
When you talk about me…
Do you talk about love?
What we talk about,
When we talk about love
What we talk about baby,
When we talk about love
Gimme something I can touch
Not a mystery
Gimme something I can feel
Not a fantasy
Gimme something real, baby
When you talk about love…
Do you talk about me?
[choir] Get off that slumber
Come on down get off that train
A bend is easy to fake
There’s a road up ahead
And it’s not that far
There’s a road up ahead
And it ain’t that far
Down the road you just don’t know
What it is you’ll find
Down the road, it’s a fact baben
You might as well be blind
It’s an odyssey so please
When you reach that road…
Don’t leave me behind
[choir] Get off that slumber
Come on down get off that train
A bend is easy to fake
Deep as the ocean
Wide as the sea
I’m talking about low visibility
High as a mountain
And harder to climb
It is in what you seek
Not in what you find
When you say things soft
You know they ring so true
When you say things loud
They don’t sound like you
Like it when you shake that thing
With the finest touch
Like it when you talk so little
And say so much
City girls they like to get rough
But when you talk about love…
They don’t hold no grudge
[choir] Get off that slumber
Come on down get off that train
A bend is easy to fake
Releases / notes / credits
Released on:
Pocket Revolution
What We Talk About (single)
Inspired by The Velvet Underground's Some Kinda Love, What We Talk About is Tom's attempt to write a simple song about love. The title comes from a 1981 collection of short stories by American writer Raymond Carver.
The voice at the beginning of the song is Tom's voice slowed down.
Music: Barman
Words: Barman
Tom Barman: guitar, vocals
Klaas Janzoons: violin, keyboards
Stéphane Misseghers: drums
Craig Ward: guitar
Danny Mommens: bass
CJ Bolland: programming
Anton Janssens: wurlitzer
Angelique Wilkie, Sabine Kabongo, Ann Van der Plassche: backing vocals
Carmen Betsabé Lugo Rodriguez: parlando