The Shape (Live Version)

[Intro] The night does not knock It only waits [Verse 1] A white face in the hallway dark No words, no plea, no spark He learned to hunt before he spoke A quiet boy inside the smoke The mask is not a costume worn It is the shape that he was born [Pre-Chorus] Breath on the glass Knife in the hush The suburbs sleep He does not [Chorus] The Shape He does not run The Shape He does not speak The Shape He comes again Every autumn Every street Every street [Verse 2] They locked the body, not the will They called it sick, they called it still But silence has a patient hand It walks the same familiar land A sister’s name, a porch light glow He always finds the way to go [Pre-Chorus] Breath on the glass Knife in the hush The suburbs sleep He does not [Chorus] The Shape He does not run The Shape He does not speak The Shape He comes again Every autumn Every street [Bridge] No motive No prayer No ending Only stare You can burn the house You can bury the name The night still knows How to wear his face [Guitar Solo] [Final Chorus] The Shape He does not run The Shape He does not speak The Shape He comes again Every autumn Every street The Shape Is not a man The Shape Is what remains [Outro] The night does not knock It only waits