Lyrics
[Verse 1] You leave the kitchen window cracked Though winter’s waiting by the door A paper moon on the welcome mat And your old coat on the floor I hold the cup you used to choose Blue rim, chipped along the side Some little things refuse to move When everything else says goodbye [Pre-Chorus] And the room grows taller by degrees As if the ceiling learned to breathe Every note I never said Rises softly overhead [Chorus] Stay a little in the quiet Let the silence know your name I can carry what is fragile I can hold it without blame If tomorrow asks us different If the morning turns the page For tonight, your hand is near me And the dark is kind and plain [Verse 2] The garden chair is facing east Where you watched the sparrows land A thread of gold along the seam Of the blanket in your hands I remember how you smiled Before the kettle began to sing How an ordinary Sunday Could make a room of everything [Pre-Chorus] Now the air moves through the trees Like a question finding ease And the words I kept inside Open slowly, side by side [Chorus] Stay a little in the quiet Let the silence know your name I can carry what is fragile I can hold it without blame If tomorrow asks us different If the morning turns the page For tonight, your hand is near me And the dark is kind and plain [Bridge] Just your voice, just my guitar Just the distance where we are No grand promise, no disguise Only truth behind our eyes [Final Chorus] Stay a little in the quiet Let the silence know your name I can carry what is fragile I can hold it without blame If tomorrow asks us different If the morning turns the page For tonight, your hand is near me And the dark is kind and plain [Outro] The cup is cooling by the chair The window lets in softer air
