La Telenovela

La Telenovela
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Written by Rob Cantor, Gregtronic, Jhameel
Appears on Not A Trampoline
Sung by Rob Cantor, Jhameel
Duration 2:56
Genre Rock
Language English
Links: YouTube
Bandcamp


La Telenovela is a song by Rob Cantor off his debut solo album Not A Trampoline. The song features the artist Jhameel on co-lead vocals.

History

Rob had written most of the song in his head years before recording it, but he had no real idea for a chorus. After playing it for Jhameel, Jhameel helped write the chorus and the two made it into a duet.[1]

Trivia

  • The photo used on its official YouTube video is a promotional photo from the 1930 film The Light Of The Western Stars.[2]
  • "La Telenovela" translates to "the soap opera" in English. "Telenovela" is a Latin American word for "soap opera".


Lyrics

A man in his silence can put up a fight, the eyes in battle
Refusing to end it, he’s feeding his pride and nothing matters more
I can be lost, I can be careless, I could die
We can be cold, we can be heartless, we could lie

You don’t need to tell me twice
I’m taking my own advice
We can be wrong but somehow we always think we’re right

A man in his silence can put up a fight, a voiceless violence
The shrug of a shoulder, the sting of the eyes -- the weapons of our war
I can be lost, I can be careless, I could die
We can be cold, we can be heartless, we could lie

You don’t need to tell me twice
I’m taking my own advice
We can be wrong but somehow we always think we’re right

I’m gonna swallow my pride some day
And I’m gonna knock on your door one day
Then you’re gonna tell me you’re sorry
I’ve been a fool to believe
That we couldn’t speak
But could we?

You don’t need to tell me twice
I’m taking my own advice
We can be wrong but somehow we always think we’re right

Tabs/Chords

Nothing here, yet!

References

Not A Trampoline