Sometimes you start writing and even after you have finished, you have
no idea what you just wrote is really all about.
Tentative
Time-Signature: 3/4 Capo: 0 Comments: play Bb on 6th fret Style: Tempo:
Dm Dm
Tentative feelings
C C
question the muse
Bb Bb
wonder the words
A A
match light a fuse
Dm Dm
simple as starlight
C C
quiet as a ghost
Bb Bb
the wordplay engaging
A Dm
completely engrossed
Dm Dm
And several lines later
C C
we still can't agree
Bb Bb
the meaning attached
A A
to the words that we see
Dm Dm
Still further we plunge
C C
down depths murky and dark
Bb Bb
seeking the source of the
A Dm
tentative spark
Dm Dm
Tentative meaning
C C
we're not at the core
Bb Bb
the package is wrapped
A A
but we don't know who for
Dm Dm
the addressing label
C C
must still be enclosed
Bb Bb
but we keep it locked up
A Dm
in a heart that has dozed
Dm Db
To whom do we give
C C
a thought that is not
Bb Bb
accordingly thought out
A A
with lines we were taught
Dm Dm
The meaning's still hidden
C C
though shadows we see
Bb Bb
I'm still not convinced
A Dm
it's for you or for me.