[Intro] [Instrumental: felt piano alone, distant room tone] [Verse 1] The ceiling opened and nobody clapped The gold came down in a slow gray sheet I found the mark they painted for me Under the dust, under my feet [Verse 2] The seats are all still facing this way Every one of them holding its breath I do the step the way I was taught There is nobody left to tell me to rest [Pre-Chorus] One hand up where the light gets in One hand back where the music was [Chorus] I keep the appointment I keep the appointment Nobody comes and I go on time The room is empty and the step is mine [Verse 3] The moon takes the left side of the hall The stars take the hole in the dome Neither of them is here for the show Neither of them is taking me home [Bridge] [Soft] What I was given I cannot give back The hands that made me are dust in the seats So I hold the shape they put in my arms And I carry it out on my own two feet [Final Chorus] [Build] I keep the appointment I keep the appointment Nobody comes and I go on time The room is empty and the step is mine The dark is wide and the step is mine [Outro] [Soft] Still turning Still turning Still on time [End]
