By John J Heartfield
Look at that cat sleeping
Right on the table
Look at that glass
You’ve been holding so long
Look at me now straight on
If you’re able
And tell me right now
What are you holding on
I want you to say
The secret that you
Have been trying to
I want you to say
What you’ve been trying
To tell me
The whole night
When two people
Have known each other
As you and I have known
Often times I know
What you’re feeling
Before it’s ever shown
But here we are
And I’m close to you
And I don’t know
Where you’ll go
I want to hear it
You want to say it
We’ve got to know what’s so
I want you to say
The secret that you
Have been trying to
I want you to say
What you’ve been trying
To tell me
The whole night
I know the way you
Hold in your feelings
And I know that look
When it crosses your face
Stare at the wall
Or stare at the ceiling
There are no answers
In an empty space
I want you to say
The secret that you
Have been trying to
I want you to say
What you’ve been trying
To tell me
The whole night