The Avett Brothers // Ten Thousand Words (Lyrics)

I’ve been listening to “Ten Thousand Words” non-stop since seeing the Brothers perform the song at The Orpheum.
Ten Thousand Words
Ten thousand words swarm around my head
Ten million more in books written beneath my bed
I wrote or read them all when searchin’ in the swarms
Still can’t find out how to hold my hands
And I know you need me in the next room over
But I am stuck in here all paralyzed
For months I got myself in ruts
Too much time spent in mirrors framed in yellow walls
Ain’t it like most people? I’m no different
We love to talk on things we don’t know about
Ain’t it like most people? I’m no different
We love to talk on things we don’t know about
And everyone around me shakes their head in disbelief
And says I’m too caught up
They say young is good and old is fine
And truth is cool but all that matters
Is that you have your good times
But their good times come with prices
And I can’t believe it when I hear the jokes they make
At anyone’s expense except their own
Would they laugh if they knew who paid?
Ain’t it like most people? I’m no different
We love to talk on things we don’t know about
Ain’t it like most people? I’m no different
We love to talk on things we don’t know about
And after we are through ten years
of making it to be the most of glorious debuts
I’ll come back home without my things
‘Cause the clothes I wore out there I will not wear ’round you
And they’ll be quick to point out our shortcomings
And how the experts all have had their doubts
Ain’t it like most people? I’m no different
We love to talk on things we don’t know about

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November 10th, 2009 at 5:55 pm
Thank you
November 12th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
I heart this song.
December 10th, 2009 at 5:00 am
I love this song!! Once I listened to it and say the lyrics, my heart melted.
October 5th, 2010 at 1:19 pm
I am addicted to avetts music , gifted guys ……….
December 18th, 2010 at 10:36 am
I sing in a band and I totally feel this song. It can be hard being out on the road for a while and coming home and adjusting to “life on the farm” after so much time spent “looking into mirrors framed by yellow walls” and having to hear the experts opinions of you. What a song, can’t stop listening to this album, pure genius, that is my expert opinion of the Avett Brothers… pure genius.
September 1st, 2011 at 5:47 am
This is a great song! They’re such talented musicians. What I love about the album recording is that right before the start of the second verse, you can hear a slight paper sound, as if someone is turning a page on their music sheet. So raw and beautiful.