John Van Deusen
You Tell Me
[Verse]
If I’m honest with myself
And I’m sober in the end
I cannot fight it, can’t deny it
If I walk the logic back to the place of nothingness
I cannot fight it, nor deny it

[Chorus]
Take away my breath
And the gravity
Take away my thoughts
And what is left of left?
Take away the need to understand
Take the evil out
And what is left of left? You tell me
And what is left of left? You tell me
And what is left of left? You tell me
And what is left of left? You tell me

[Verse]
If I’m honest with myself
And I’m sober in the end
I cannot fight it, can’t deny it
If I walk the logic back to the place of nothingness
I cannot fight it, nor deny it

[Chorus]
Take away my breath (We deceive ourselves)
And the gravity (if we pretend)
Take away my thoughts (to perceive)
And what is left of left? (laws of motion)
Take away the need (Can you honestly)
To understand (tell me that)
Take the evil out (gravity spat out of nothing?)
And what is left of left? You tell me
And what is left of left? You tell me. (What is left of left? You tell me.)
And what is left of left? You tell me. (What is left of left? You tell me.)
And what is left of left? You tell me. (What is left of left? You tell me.)

[Bridge]
Why does the rhythm move me?
Why does the rhythm move you?

And what is left of left? You tell me
[Verse]
If I’m honest with myself
And I’m sober in the end
I cannot fight it, can’t deny it
If I walk the logic back to the place of nothingness
I cannot fight it, nor deny it