Obvious
Love is sometimes fraught. Some autobiography in here. I had a dream that Lucinda Williams was singing this hook: “You think I’ll always love you/That’s Obvious”. Adele fleshed out the verses and I wrote the arrangement.
Recorded in a hotel room in Fairbanks, Alaska, March 2022.
Lyrics
I hear the whisper of you, tiptoe around the room
Slide in bed next to me,
Late spring bloom
Warm and whiskey, cigarettes, perfume
You think I’ll always love you
That’s obvious
You claimed it long ago, no treasures to defend
Hands on me so softly, I could pretend
I’m still yours or still asleep or this roller-coaster ride will end
You think I’ll always love you
That’s pretty obvious
In the calm before the storm, you hesitate
Let the thunder roll--I’m here, I’m wide awake
In the shadows of the dawn, does it matter what we make
Of this time between us, before hearts break
Let the thunder roll, I’m wide awake
You think I’ll always love you
That’s obvious
And you think you’ll always love me
That’s obvious