The Romance Table

Everybody finally stopped talking Somewhere underneath the rain Bram fell asleep beside the doorway Nova leaned against the frame Someone found a folding table Set it crooked by the glass We put down our keys and worries And let one quiet moment last Maybe quiet is not surrender Maybe stillness is not fear Maybe there is something sacred In the fact that we are here At the romantic table While the dark goes rushing by We do not need a perfect future We just need a little time At the romantic table With the city far below Nobody knows where we are going But nobody eats alone Nobody eats alone Nobody eats alone Echo drew a heart in condensation Then she smiled and let it fade Cassian spoke through tired speakers Like a ghost who chose to stay Bram poured coffee into paper Nova laughed without a sound Your hand rested near the centre And the whole train settled down Maybe love is not a rescue Maybe love does not explain Maybe it is sharing silence While the windows shake with rain I have spent so long surviving I forgot what living meant Then we passed the cups between us Like forgiveness could be lent At the romantic table When the whole line shakes below Keep your chair beside me steady We are closer than we know At the romantic table Let the old world come undone We were never waiting for the morning We were learning to become Nobody eats alone We are closer than we know