(Haaa) (Haaa) One breath Two breath Stay right here
[Verse 1] Sun hits the wood floor Square of white light I watch the dust move Slow in the air The world is calling But I say no I own the clock now I set the pace
[Pre-Chorus] Muscles are heavy Weight in the bone (So heavy) Eyelids like curtains I keep them closed (Keep them closed)
[Chorus] This is my stillness Mine to keep Stay in the quiet Stay in the deep I am the master Of this calm The day can wait Until I say
[Verse 2] No need to rush out No need to run I like the cool air Against my skin The sheets are a kingdom I am the queen (I am the queen) Silence is better Than any talk
[Chorus] This is my stillness Mine to keep Stay in the quiet Stay in the deep I am the master Of this calm The day can wait Until I say
[Breakdown] Listen Can you hear that? Nothing Absolutely nothing That is my power I don't owe you my time I don't owe you my move I stay I stay I stay (Stay)
[Chorus] This is my stillness Mine to keep Stay in the quiet Stay in the deep I am the master Of this calm The day can wait Until I say
[Outro] Still sleepy (Still sleepy) Still mine (Still mine) Don't move Just breathe (Breathe) The hold is real (Haaa)
White Circles
Lyrics
[Intro] (One two) (One two)
[Verse 1] I sit by the glass The street is moving fast I hold the warm cup The steam hits my face I stir the milk in Watching the white swirl The spoon makes a sound Against the hard rim
[Chorus] I feel the pulse hit Like the beat of your heart (Like your heart) The way you held me By the cold water I remember the weight I remember the heat (Remember the heat)
[Verse 2] I watch the clock move The seconds are sharp I see your old coat On a stranger walking past I look for a second Then I look away I don't feel lonely I just feel the space
[Chorus] I feel the pulse hit Like the beat of your heart (Like your heart) The way you held me By the cold water I remember the weight I remember the heat (Remember the heat)
[Bridge] Spinning in circles Spinning in circles The spoon hits the side The spoon hits the side One beat Two beats (One beat) (Two beats) Everything is clear now Everything is still
[Chorus] I feel the pulse hit Like the beat of your heart (Like your heart) The way you held me By the cold water I remember the weight I remember the heat (Remember the heat)
[Outro] Watching the white swirl (Swirl) Watching it go (Go) One beat Two beats (One beat) (Cold)
The Heat Cycle
Lyrics
(Ooh)
[Verse 1] Sitting on the plastic chair The floor tile is peeling at the corner Heavy denim hitting the glass Thudding against the metal drum I like the way the heat fills the air It’s a specific kind of quiet Watching the lint trap fill up Like a gray cloud (Gray cloud)
[Chorus] Round and round Wait for the click It’s getting warmer now I’m staying for the end (Just staying) Keeping it light
[Verse 2] That shirt you left is in there too Turning over and over with mine It’s got a tear on the pocket I should probably fix it later Maybe we’ll move somewhere with a yard Where the sun does the work for free But for now I’m here Checking the glass for streaks
[Chorus] Round and round Wait for the click It’s getting warmer now I’m staying for the end (Just staying) Keeping it light
[Bridge] People walk past the front window They look busy and important I’m just waiting for my socks to match There’s a comfort in the repetition In the things you can actually finish (Almost done) (Almost finished)
[Chorus] Round and round Wait for the click It’s getting warmer now I’m staying for the end (Just staying) Keeping it light
[Outro] Folding the warm fabric Smelling like artificial lemons The heat on my palms Walking back home (Back home) (It's fine) Just fine
The Salt Sky
Lyrics
[Intro]
[Verse 1] I left the door open The air is thin and cold Small stones move under my shoes The sky is the color of salt I am walking toward the edge (Toward the edge)
[Chorus] The sun is coming up now It is a pale white circle I am waiting for you to speak But the wind is too loud (Too loud) Everything is blue and still
[Verse 2] The grass is wet against my legs I see the bridge in the distance The world is a blurred window I am becoming part of the mist My eyes are heavy and wide (Heavy and wide)
[Instrumental]
[Chorus] The sun is coming up now It is a pale white circle I am waiting for you to speak But the wind is too loud Everything is blue and still
[Outro] The air is thin and cold I am walking I am walking (I am walking) I left the door open
The Flat Afternoon
Lyrics
[Intro] (Right here) (Right here)
[Verse 1] I am looking at the green apple It has a small bruise on the left The skin is waxy and cold I haven't touched it yet The air is thick like water I am breathing very slowly
[Pre-Chorus] The silence has a weight It sits on my shoulders It is very polite It is very quiet
[Chorus] Nobody is looking for me (Looking for me) Nobody is looking for me (Nobody) I can stay right here (Stay right here) I can stay right here
[Verse 2] The clock is making a loud noise It sounds like someone biting a pencil The light is hitting the floorboards I see a scratch near the rug I am not waiting for anyone The afternoon is very flat
[Pre-Chorus] The silence has a weight It sits on my shoulders It is very polite It is very quiet
[Chorus] Nobody is looking for me (Looking for me) Nobody is looking for me (Nobody) I can stay right here (Stay right here) I can stay right here
[Bridge] I don't need a reason I don't need a signal I don't need a sound I don't need to move
[Verse 3] I count the threads in the curtain One hundred and four in this square The radiator makes a metal sound It is expanding in the heat I am perfectly fine (Perfectly fine) I am perfectly fine
[Chorus] Nobody is looking for me (Looking for me) Nobody is looking for me (Nobody) I can stay right here (Stay right here) I can stay right here
[Outro] The air is very heavy The air is very light I am staying right here Nobody is looking (Nobody is looking) (Nobody)
The Quiet Map
Lyrics
[Intro] (Ooh) (Mmm)
[Verse] Steady hands on the silver bar Walking the grid of the frozen sea Ice crystals forming on the cardboard The architecture of the middle aisle I am considering the weight of a pomegranate Its leathery skin holding a thousand seeds The linoleum is a pale green landscape Navigating the corners with a light heart
[Chorus] Everything is a possibility (Is a possibility) To choose is to be someone new (Someone new) The tender gravity of the shelf Pulling me toward the glass The quiet map of small choices
[Verse] Rows of vinegar in amber bottles A sediment of memory at the bottom No urgency in the soft rotation Of the fans above the dairy case I trace the font on the paper bags Counting the hours in the grain The air is cool against my palms Finding the rhythm in the slow walk
[Chorus] Everything is a possibility (Is a possibility) To choose is to be someone new (Someone new) The tender gravity of the shelf Pulling me toward the glass The quiet map of small choices
[Bridge] The mist descends on the spinach leaves Fine droplets like a sudden spring I am lingering by the threshold Waiting for the fruit to speak (Wait for it) (Let it speak)
[Chorus] Everything is a possibility (Is a possibility) To choose is to be someone new (Someone new) The tender gravity of the shelf Pulling me toward the glass The quiet map of small choices
[Outro] Just wandering (Wandering) Through the bright aisles Selecting the day (The day) One jar at a time (Ooh) (Mmm)
The Rain Returns You
Lyrics
[Intro] (Ooh)
[Verse 1] The sky is heavy with the weight of blue I press my palm against the silver pane One single drop begins its long descent Tracing a path I used to know by touch The air is thick with everything we saved
[Chorus] And the rain returns you to me now Like a promise written on the air Every fallen bead of light is true I am standing in the sanctuary Safe within the memory of you
[Verse 2] The clouds are moving in a slow parade There is no hurry in the way they break I hear the rhythm on the roof above A steady heartbeat that I still recognize It pulls the past into the present day
[Chorus] And the rain returns you to me now Like a promise written on the air Every fallen bead of light is true I am standing in the sanctuary Safe within the memory of you
[Bridge] The distance is a mountain we can climb Even if the summit stays out of view I do not need to see the sun today To know the warmth is living in my soul (Living in my soul) (Oh I know)
[Chorus] And the rain returns you to me now Like a promise written on the air Every fallen bead of light is true I am standing in the sanctuary Safe within the memory of you
[Outro] Watching the glass (The rain returns you) Watching the glass (Safe with you) Falling slow (Slow)
Like This
Lyrics
[Intro] (Ooh) (Yeah)
[Verse 1] I caught it by the train station Just a few notes from a car window Stuck to the roof of my mouth Like something sweet I can’t wash away It don’t need any words to work Just that little rise at the end Making the sidewalk feel soft Giving me a reason to stay out
[Chorus] It goes like this (Yeah it goes like this) Walking back home Everything feels easy for once Just this thing in my head (Just this thing in my head)
[Verse 2] I’m usually overthinking the day Wondering if I said too much But this bassline is blocking it out Keeping my head above the water Just a cheap little melody Saving me from myself I’m nodding at the trees They seem to get the groove too
[Chorus] It goes like this (Yeah it goes like this) Walking back home Everything feels easy for once Just this thing in my head (Just this thing in my head)
[Outro] Keep it going (Keep it going) Just like that I’m almost at my door Don’t let it stop yet (It goes like this) (All the way home) Just a simple thing Yeah (Ooh)
Above Me
Lyrics
[Intro] (Mmm) (Mmm)
[Verse 1] Stop the clock now Kick off the shoes Flat on the linen Watching the ceiling tilt One small feeling Followed me home
[Pre-Chorus] Heat in the air Pulse in the wrist I won’t fight it I won’t resist
[Chorus] It’s a quiet one Holding my breath Let the day settle Weight on my chest Not a problem Just a memory Keeping me company (Keeping me company)
[Verse 2] Saw you at noon Looked away fast Sharp like a needle But didn’t really last Now it’s a blur Polished and smooth Everything moves
[Pre-Chorus] Heat in the air Pulse in the wrist I won’t fight it I won’t resist
[Chorus] It’s a quiet one Holding my breath Let the day settle Weight on my chest Not a problem Just a memory Keeping me company (Keeping me company)
[Bridge] Gravity pulls hard Back of my head Floating on cotton Deep in the bed Let it stay open Let it stay true Just for a minute Just for the view
[Chorus] It’s a quiet one Holding my breath Let the day settle Weight on my chest Not a problem Just a memory Keeping me company (Keeping me company)
[Outro] (Keeping me company) (Just a memory) Looking up Staying still (Mmm)
The Light Is Good
Lyrics
[Intro] (Oooooh) (Ahhhhh)
[Verse 1] The wall is pale blue The air feels so new I see the big tree Moving in the wind I am still awake Watching it all start
[Chorus] I will pay for this Just a little bit (Just a little bit) When the sun is high I will feel the weight But the light is good (The light is good)
[Verse 2] The grass is all wet The house is so quiet I see your slow breath I stay in this chair Knowing what comes next Loving how it feels
[Chorus] I will pay for this Just a little bit (Just a little bit) When the sun is high I will feel the weight But the light is good (The light is good)
[Bridge] (Oooooh) (Falling away) (Oooooh) (Into the day)
[Chorus] I will pay for this Just a little bit (Just a little bit) When the sun is high I will feel the weight But the light is good (The light is good)
[Outro] Just a little bit (Just a little bit) When it gets bright (Just a little bit) The light is good (Just a little bit)