Feather on the Banister

khaleeji fusion, 98 BPM, oud bass motif, qanun tremolo, ney call phrases, tabla syncopation, frame drum groove, darbuka fills, electric bass unison, analog synth drones, desert rain reverb, tape saturation, sidechain pumping, sparse intro build, drop-out breakdown, nocturnal longing

[Verse 1] I found a feather on the banister By the screen door in the rain You left your boots by the radiator Like you might come back again The kitchen was still holding That salt and orange peel I stood there in your silence Learning how the quiet heals [Pre-Chorus] And I swear I felt a motion In the corner of my eye Like somebody was passing through And trying not to cry [Chorus] Angels, stay near me Angels, don’t leave me When the room goes cold When my hands won’t reach Angels, stay near me Angels, believe me I can hold this pain If you hold me here [Verse 2] Your photograph by the hallway Caught the morning on its glass I traced the edge with two sad fingers Like I could make time pass The dog kept staring at the stairwell Then he laid down by the wall As if he heard you whisper But I couldn’t hear at all [Pre-Chorus] So I lit the little candle By the bowl of fallen keys And I asked the dark for mercy To bring your voice to me [Chorus] Angels, stay near me Angels, don’t leave me When the room goes cold When my hands won’t reach Angels, stay near me Angels, believe me I can hold this pain If you hold me here [Bridge] If you’re out there in the rafters If you’re under heaven’s door Send a sign through all this weather Just one soft thing, nothing more Let me know I’m not forgotten Let me know you still remain Even love that leaves the body Still can walk around the flame [Final Chorus] Angels, stay near me Angels, don’t leave me When the room goes cold When my hands won’t reach Angels, stay near me Angels, believe me I can hold this pain If you hold me here Angels, stay near me Angels, don’t leave me

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