Download Chris Thile’s Song of the Week for February 8, 2020, “Circular Mistake.” The band: Chris Thile, Sarah Jarosz, Mike Elizondo, Armand Hirsch, Jeremy Kittel, Abe Rounds, Brett Williams.

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Lyrics:

Chris: Tell me beloved

Why is there a tear in your eye?

Tell me beloved

Why is there a tear in your eye?

Sarah: It’s a trick of the winter light

Love everything is fine

C: Then tell me beloved

Why are you now clenching your teeth?

S: I didn’t dress for the winter air

Should’ve worn another layer

Whereas you’ve got your coat and wool underneath

C: Then tell me beloved

Why won’t you let me give you that coat?

S: ‘Cause it’s good to be cold in the wintertime

Love everything is—

Fine it’s because you make me tell you

And I don’t wanna have to tell you

That I have nothing to tell you

‘Cause I’ve said it all said it all said it all before

And you can’t make it all ok

Make me say it all say it all again

And darling we’ll be further from the end

And closer to the forming of another circular mistake

C: Tell me beloved

Why are you angry with me?

S: Well well well look who’s taking on

The role of the hurting one

Who can’t keep his heart off his sleeve

C: Tell me beloved if I could where would we be now

S: Some sweet place where it’s understood

A girl doesn’t have to—

C: Look I thought you wanted me to ask you

And didn’t know what I should ask you

S: I don’t wanna have to tell you

That I have nothing to tell you

‘Cause I’ve said it all said it all said it all before

And you can’t make it all ok

Make me say it all say it all again

And darling we’ll be further from the end

C&S: Cause we’ve said it all said it all said it all before

And we can’t make it all ok

S: Make me say it all

C: If we

C&S: Say it all again

And darling we’ll be further from the end

And closer to the forming

of another circular mistake

C: Tell me beloved

Why is there a tear in your eye?