[Intro – bowed drone, distant guitar harmonics] [Verse 1] The air is damp and quiet The pavement holds a shine A little warmth still lingers From a day that’s left behind No birds are calling yet No colour in the sky Just music from a distance Too far to tell you why [Instrumental – nyckelharpa] [Verse 2] Perhaps somebody’s dancing Perhaps they never stopped A rhythm crosses gardens Then fades between the blocks You stand and listen briefly Barely certain it is there A trace of someone else’s night Still travelling through the air [Chorus] Before the morning knows Before the roofs turn grey There’s time enough for one more sleep Before the start of day The sheets are getting warmer The pillow waits upstairs Leave the distant music To whoever put it there [Instrumental – nyckelharpa and guitar harmonics] [Verse 3] The grass is holding water The garden keeps it still Nothing much is happening And for a while, nothing will Soon enough the houses Will stir and come alive But four o’clock belongs to those Who haven’t said goodnight [Chorus] Before the morning knows Before the roofs turn grey There’s time enough for one more sleep Before the start of day The sheets are getting warmer The pillow waits upstairs Leave the distant music To whoever put it there [Outro – very soft] Let it play Let it fade Warm bed Half a night [long instrumental fade]
