The House With One Light On

Inara

Inara Ras

Inara

Nordic chamber art pop, intimate cinematic chamber folk

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[Intro: four bars, felt piano, sparse plucked kantele]
[Verse 1: V1, close and unhurried]
The stair still gives beneath my heel.
The hall smells warm with rain.
I touch the switch you wore half smooth
and light the room again.

Your coat is gone. The hook is bare.
The clock is running late.
I set the shopping on the floor,
then put away one plate.

[Turnaround: two bars, low cello answer]
[Refrain: V1, tender lift, rounded bass enters]
Leave the landing light
for the late ones in the rain.
Let them come in from the weather
without having to explain.
In the house with one light on,
love has somewhere left to go.

[Instrumental: four bars, piano and kantele, brushed percussion enters]
[Vocalise: V1, soft sustained vowels]
Ooh... ah...
Mm... ooh...

[Verse 2: V1, warmer, gentle pulse continues]
You used to curse the sticking lock
and swear you'd change the thing,
then hold the door against your hip
for anyone coming in.

The chair you pushed out with your foot.
The soup you stretched for four.
I thought they were such little things.
I don't think that anymore.

[Turnaround: two bars, cello and bass]
[Refrain: V1, open tone, frame drum and soft horn]
Leave the landing light
for the late ones in the rain.
Let them come in from the weather
without having to explain.
In the house with one light on,
love has somewhere left to go.

[Instrumental: eight bars, piano figure passes to kantele, cello rises]
[Wordless refrain: V1 doubles, quiet and wide]
Ooh... ah...
Ooh... ah...

[Bridge: V1, close, piano alone]
I thought I left it on for you,
so you'd know where to go.
Tonight a neighbour climbs the stairs
and asks if I'm alone.

I nearly give your old reply.
It catches in my throat.
I step aside and let her in.
I take her dripping coat.

[Breath: one bar, piano resonance]
[V1: gently sung]
Come in.
Come in.

[Final Refrain: V1, warm full voice, brushed drums, frame drum, bass, cello, horn]
Leave the landing light
for the late ones in the rain.
Let them come in from the weather
without having to explain.
In the house with one light on,
love has somewhere left to go.

[Instrumental Coda: eight bars, kantele and horn share the refrain, two distant glockenspiel notes]
[Vocalise: V1, soft upper harmony over her own low hum]
Ooh... ah...
Mm...

[Outro: V1, close, piano and kantele only]
Two cups are drying by the sink.
I leave the landing light.

[End: resolved piano chord, short natural decay]

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[Cast: V1 Starfall] [V1: smooth smoky female alto, intimate chest voice, clean upper register, plain diction, straight tone, restrained vibrato] [Tempo: 66 BPM, dotted quarter pulse] [Meter: six eight, gentle two beat sway] [Key: D major, B minor verses] [Intro: four bars, felt piano, sparse plucked kantele] [Verse 1: V1, close and unhurried] The stair still gives beneath my heel. The hall smells warm with rain. I touch the switch you wore half smooth and light the room again. Your coat is gone. The hook is bare. The clock is running late. I set the shopping on the floor, then put away one plate. [Turnaround: two bars, low cello answer] [Refrain: V1, tender lift, rounded bass enters] Leave the landing light for the late ones in the rain. Let them come in from the weather without having to explain. In the house with one light on, love has somewhere left to go. [Instrumental: four bars, piano and kantele, brushed percussion enters] [Vocalise: V1, soft sustained vowels] Ooh... ah... Mm... ooh... [Verse 2: V1, warmer, gentle pulse continues] You used to curse the sticking lock and swear you'd change the thing, then hold the door against your hip for anyone coming in. The chair you pushed out with your foot. The soup you stretched for four. I thought they were such little things. I don't think that anymore. [Turnaround: two bars, cello and bass] [Refrain: V1, open tone, frame drum and soft horn] Leave the landing light for the late ones in the rain. Let them come in from the weather without having to explain. In the house with one light on, love has somewhere left to go. [Instrumental: eight bars, piano figure passes to kantele, cello rises] [Wordless refrain: V1 doubles, quiet and wide] Ooh... ah... Ooh... ah... [Bridge: V1, close, piano alone] I thought I left it on for you, so you'd know where to go. Tonight a neighbour climbs the stairs and asks if I'm alone. I nearly give your old reply. It catches in my throat. I step aside and let her in. I take her dripping coat. [Breath: one bar, piano resonance] [V1: gently sung] Come in. Come in. [Final Refrain: V1, warm full voice, brushed drums, frame drum, bass, cello, horn] Leave the landing light for the late ones in the rain. Let them come in from the weather without having to explain. In the house with one light on, love has somewhere left to go. [Instrumental Coda: eight bars, kantele and horn share the refrain, two distant glockenspiel notes] [Vocalise: V1, soft upper harmony over her own low hum] Ooh... ah... Mm... [Outro: V1, close, piano and kantele only] Two cups are drying by the sink. I leave the landing light. [End: resolved piano chord, short natural decay]

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