More songs by Suzanne Vega
Description
Executive Producer, Producer: Ronald K. Fierstein
Producer: Lenny Kaye
Background Vocalist, Engineer, Producer, Studio Personnel, Associated Performer: Steve Addabbo
Composer Lyricist, Vocalist, Associated Performer, Acoustic Guitar: Suzanne Vega
Electric Guitar, Associated Performer: Jon Gordon
Associated Performer: CP Roth
Associated Performer: Sue Evans
Bass Guitar, Associated Performer: Paul Dugan
Lyrics and translation
Original
Today
I am a small blue thing.
Like a marble or an eye.
With my knees against my mouth, I am perfectly round.
I am watching you.
I am cold against your skin. You are perfectly reflected.
I am lost inside your pocket.
I am lost against your fingers. I am falling down the stairs.
I am skipping on the sidewalk. I am thrown against the sky.
I am raining down in pieces. I am scattering like light.
Scattering like light.
Scattering like light.
Today I am a small blue thing.
Made of china, made of glass.
I am cool and smooth and curious.
I never blink.
I am turning in your hand.
Turning in your hand.
I am cold against your skin. You are perfectly reflected.
I am lost inside your pocket.
I am lost against your fingers. I am falling down the stairs.
I am skipping on the sidewalk. I am thrown against the sky.
I am raining down in pieces.
I am scattering like light.
Scattering like light.
Scattering like light.
Today I am a small blue thing.
Like a marble or an eye.
I am cool and smooth and curious. I never blink.
I am turning in your hand.
Turning in your hand.
Turning in your hand.
Small blue thing. Turning in your hand.
Turning in your hand