Sign Language
Silent Conversations: Decoding Eric Clapton's Sign Language
Lyrics
You speak to me in sign language
You communicate with me using non-verbal signals.
As I'm eating a sandwich in a small café
I'm having a meal in a small café.
At a quarter to three
The time is a quarter to three.
But I can't respond to your sign language
I am unable to reciprocate or understand your non-verbal communication.
You're taking advantage, bringing me down
You are exploiting the situation, causing me distress.
Can't you make any sound?
Is it not possible for you to produce any audible sound?
Was there by the bakery, surrounded by fakery
I was near the bakery, surrounded by deceitful behavior.
This is my story, still I'm still there
This is my personal experience, and I am still in that situation.
Does she know I still care?
Does the person I care about know that I still have feelings for them?
Link Wray was playing on a jukebox, I was paying
Link Wray's music was playing on a jukebox, and I was paying attention.
For the words I was saying, so misunderstood
I was paying for the words I spoke, feeling misunderstood.
He didn't do me no good
Link Wray's music didn't bring me any benefit.
You speak to me in sign language
You are again communicating with me through sign language.
As I'm eating a sandwich in a small café
I am still in a small café, having a sandwich, and it's a quarter to three.
At a quarter to three
(Repetition of the time and place from lines 2 and 3.)
But I can't respond to your sign language
You continue to take advantage of the situation, causing my mood to decline.
You're taking advantage, bringing me down
I am still unable to hear any audible sound from you.
Can't you make any sound?
(Repetition of the question from line 7.)
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