Not Before Noon (Keep Me from the Sun)

[Verse 1] I wake when the blinds go black I keep my face turned to the crack Sun on the sill like a warning blade I pull that curtain, let it fade The hallway glows like a patient wound So I move soft, I move soon Boots by the door, coat on the chair I let the bright air freeze out there [Pre-Chorus] Don't call me up at noon Don't drag me under blue I hear the day outside Like a chain on my name [Chorus] Keep me from the sun Keep me from the sun I was made for the dark I was made for the dark Keep me from the sun Keep me from the sun Let the night hold my bones Let the night hold my bones [Verse 2] I know the street with the pale dry heat The bleach-white walls, the split concrete Kids with their hands in the burning air I pass them by like I'm not there My lungs want shade, my teeth want cold My pulse goes slow when the glare gets bold If I step out, I come back thin Like a hymn with the last note ripped from it [Pre-Chorus] Don't call me up at noon Don't drag me under blue I hear the day outside Like a chain on my name [Chorus] Keep me from the sun Keep me from the sun I was made for the dark I was made for the dark Keep me from the sun Keep me from the sun Let the night hold my bones Let the night hold my bones [Bridge] Let the world wear gold I won't kneel to it Let the sky stay open I keep my door shut tight I am not afraid I am just more alive When the sharp bright hours Pass me by [Final Chorus] Keep me from the sun Keep me from the sun I was made for the dark I was made for the dark Keep me from the sun Keep me from the sun Let the night hold my bones Let the night hold my bones Keep me from the sun Keep me from the sun Turn the day to ash Turn the day to ash