Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Lou Reed
Canonical path: /lou-reed/talking-book
Related lyric paths: 6
Video embedded: yes
Lyric guide
Talking Book
Read Talking Book lyrics by Lou Reed on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
person
Curated by Ethan Walker
LyroVerse team
Reference snapshot
The page facts to cite before the commentary
Use this page for the lyric text, linked artist context, and any LyroVerse editor's note attached to the song. Listener comments remain user-generated and should not be treated as the primary source.
Lyrics
Talking Book
The lyric stays readable and compact here; the note and related paths sit nearby so you do not lose the song while looking for context.
I wish I had a talking book
that told me how to act and look
A talking book that contained keys
to past and present memories
A talking book that said your name
so if you were gone, you'd still remain
More than a picture on a shelf
in imagination I could touch
A talking, talking book
I wish I had a talking book
filled with buttons you could push
Containing looks and sights, your touch
your feel, your breath, your sounds, your sighs
How much I'd bluster to ask it why
one must live and one must die
I wish I had a talking book
by my side so I could look
And touch and feel and dream, a look
much bigger than a talking book
A taste of loving future and past
is that so much to really ask
In this one moment's time and space
can our love really be replaced
By a talking book
Can our love really be replaced
by a talking book
Can our love really be replaced
by a talking book
Can our love ever, forever be replaced
Can our love ever be replaced
Can our love ever be replaced
(can our love really be replaced)
By a talking book
Quick answers
What this page can answer fast
Who performs "Talking Book"?
Lou Reed performs "Talking Book", and this lyric page sits inside the Lou Reed catalog on LyroVerse.
Are there related songs to explore after "Talking Book"?
Yes. The related section below points to Berlin and City Lights with a short reason for opening each page next.
Where can I find more songs by Lou Reed?
Use the artist link near the top of the page or the related paths section below to keep moving through Lou Reed's lyric pages.
Song Room
Open Song Room
Interpretations, questions, and corrections for this song
Interpretations, questions, memories, and correction notes live together here. The room stays noindex while the best insights are reviewed.
Listener comments
What people are saying
No listener comments on Talking Book yet.
A strong comment here is specific: the phrase you keep hearing, the mood you come back for, or the reason this song stays in rotation.
Sign in to post the first listener note. Reporting stays open to everyone.