[Intro – kalimba and soft kora] [Verse 1] The hallway has gone quiet The last door settled in A cup is on the table Where somebody left it The wooden floor remembers A footstep from before Then gives one little answer And doesn’t speak anymore [Instrumental – kora] [Verse 2] The pipes are softly ticking The curtains barely move A dog turns in a circle And finds the perfect groove A branch brushes the window Then wanders off again The house has heard these sounds before It knows the night by them [Chorus] The house is sleeping Room by room Chair by chair In the blue Nothing gone And nothing new The house is sleeping Sleep here too [Instrumental – kalimba, kora and low humming] [Verse 3] The kitchen clock keeps counting For no one in particular A coat hangs in the doorway A little less familiar The walls hold all the daylight The voices and the doors And slowly give them back to night Until they hold no more [Chorus] The house is sleeping Room by room Chair by chair In the blue Nothing gone And nothing new The house is sleeping Sleep here too [Outro – almost whispered] One last creak One last sound Then the whole house Settles down [long instrumental outro]l
