“If You Dare…” by Alec Delphenich (2004)

If there were no words at the bottom of the screen
Could you understand what it is they mean

Or would the lack of subtitles focus you on the sound
Of a language hardly even known to your mouth

Does it complicate things or confuse your eyes
After everything he says that she still cries

Their sounds mean more than their words ever could
Actions are the only way that any sound is understood

Have you ever noticed what a word can be
Any spoken language comes from what you see

I love to watch you as you watch them as they speak
You smile and get so excited you are something so unique

There’s nothing I can do to lift my eyes off of your face
And this whole time I’ve been thinking there’s something I want to say

Could you love me, what if I dared
Just like a foreign movie with you and me there