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Talking to the Wall

from The Note that Lingers On by Colum Sands

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Talking to the Wall
Words & Music : Colum Sands © Elm Grove Music

We will start at the beginning when he led them to the tree,
“Eat from anyone at all - except that one there,” says he,
Was it on the first of April, what was on his mind at all?
Sure you might as well be talking to the wall.

Chorus
You might as well be talking to the wall,
In one ear and out the other, you may shout or yell or bawl,
But you might as well be talking to the wall.

A dog marks out his kingdom with one leg up to the wall,
Now evolution squirms for human brains are just as small,
Spraying colours on the kerbstones, hanging flags that always fall,
Sure you might as well be talking to the wall.

Super powers play God, drive crisis to the brink,
Sell weapons to both sides, then stand back, condemn the stink.
But ask them to condemn the greed that drives them one and all,
You might as well be talking to the wall.

If you can’t improve on silence, then do not speak at all,
But everybody’s talking, hear that lonesome mobile call,
“Is that you?"- “This is me!”- “Can you hear me?”- “Not at all!”
Sure you might as well be talking to the wall.

credits

from The Note that Lingers On, released June 1, 2003
Colum Sands : vocals & guitar
Brendan Monaghan : whistle
Anne Sands : backing vocals & bodhran
Ben Sands : backing vocals & mandolin
Tom Sands : backing vocals & 5-string banjo

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Colum Sands Newry, UK

Colum Sands is a universal storyteller who draws on a long Irish tradition of poetic musicality to weave songs for the world.
Drawing on countless performances, Sands uses humour and shrewd observation to celebrate what unites rather than what separates. His latest album “Song Bridge” includes many of the songs written for his extensive environmental campaigning over the past two years.
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