Name: Harmless Flirtation
Duration: P00H02M39S
Description: I wanted to write a country song in 3/4 time, and this was it. It started with the title and the first couple of lines. A song about a harmless flirtation simply has to end in disaster and in contradistinction to the original premise (sorry for the big words). I think I nailed it! Photograph by Carma Lynn Park (www.carmalynnpark.com). Used with permission.

Harmless Flirtation

from Things That Go Unsaid by peter zeldow

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I wanted to write a country song in 3/4 time, and this was it. It started with the title and the first couple of lines. A song about a harmless flirtation simply has to end in disaster and in contradistinction to the original premise (sorry for the big words). I think I nailed it! Photograph by Carma Lynn Park (www.carmalynnpark.com). Used with permission.

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It's a harmless flirtation, just a moment in time
Though we shared a connection, we committed no crime
We both know nothing happened, we were both disinclined
There were secrets exchanged, there is no one to blame
For a harmless flirtation

Just a harmless flirtation, just a passing remark
Yes we shared an attraction, just the tiniest spark
With the best of intentions, we walked into the dark
There were secrets exchanged, did I mention her name?
In this harmless flirtation.

I woke up at daybreak, fever dreams filled my head
Told you I have to go, walked away from our bed
Never thought I would leave, can't believe what I said
When you're wearing a ring
Then there is no such thing
As a harmless flirtation

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from Things That Go Unsaid, released August 20, 2015

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peter zeldow Chicago, Illinois

Songs that hover around folk, rock & country genres with a mostly gentle, acoustic guitar-based mid-60s sound. The themes are universal: love (Jerome, You Are True), loss (Go), desire (Hunger), memory (It All Comes Back), aging (Golden Years), empathy (Kindness), & gratitude (Grateful). The delivery is understated, but the storytelling packs an emotional wallop that rewards careful listening. ... more

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