Silent Movie

The day before I left New Orleans

My neighbor from down the street, Alex Chilton

Came to say goodbye

We talked about songs

And how much joy they'd given us

Before he left, he confided in me

Playing songs is ageless

The songs never seem to grow old

You can sing that you wrote when you were a kid

And it's like first time you've played it

It cheats time and makes you feel safe

But the reality is that things are changing in the world

As we talked

The TV turned on, began playing an old black and white cowboy film

We sat there and looked at the TV

Even though the sound was turned down

We didn't need to speak anymore

The images said it all