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They wanna get a statement for Jesus sake
It's like talking to the wall
He's incommunicado no comment to make
He's saying nothing at all
But in the communique you know he's gonna come clean
Think what he say, say what he mean
Maybe on Monday he got something to say
Communication
Communique
Communique
Maybe he could talk about the tricks of the trade
Maybe he could talk about himself
Maybe he could talk about the money that he made
Maybe he'd be saying something else
But in the communique you know he's gonna come clean
Think what he say, say what he mean
Maybe on Monday he got something to say
Communication
Communique
Communique
And now the rumors are flying
Speculation rising
Say that he's been trying someone else's wife
Somebody at the airport
Somebody on the phone
Says he's at the station and he's coming on the noon
Then we get the story a serious breeze
And a photograph taken in the hall
You don't have to worry with the previous release
Right now, he's saying nothing at all
But in the communique you know he's gonna come clean
Think what he say, say what he mean
Maybe on Monday he got something to say
Communication
Communique
Communique
It's like talking to the wall
He's incommunicado no comment to make
He's saying nothing at all
Think what he say, say what he mean
Maybe on Monday he got something to say
Communication
Communique
Communique
Maybe he could talk about himself
Maybe he could talk about the money that he made
Maybe he'd be saying something else
Think what he say, say what he mean
Maybe on Monday he got something to say
Communication
Communique
Communique
Speculation rising
Say that he's been trying someone else's wife
Somebody on the phone
Says he's at the station and he's coming on the noon
And a photograph taken in the hall
You don't have to worry with the previous release
Right now, he's saying nothing at all
Think what he say, say what he mean
Maybe on Monday he got something to say
Communication
Communique
Song Info
Submitted by
dasch On Apr 18, 2004
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well, there's this guy who doesn't tralk to his wife and everybody starts thinking he's having an affair. by the end of it, though, he's somehow cleared. eventually he writes out his feelings in a letter, a communique.
Rodan2000

Umm, I think it's a bit less specific than that. Knopfler used to be a journalist; what if he's just reflecting on the press's pursuit of reluctant celebrities?

I tend to go for the idea that it's just a story of a journalist's constant challenge of obtaining interviews from reluctant subjects.

I like to think that guy in the song is Mark (journalist) and the comments on his self-deprecating personality were made by his family and friends.
It's so fun to listen to all the stories from his songs. Always humble