[Intro: Heavy thick tape hiss, one single low bass drone, long tired sigh, silence] [Verse 1: A cappella, very slow broken delivery, long pauses] Clock says five oh five, sky still black as coal Another night gone and I ain’t slept at all [Sparse resonator guitar note rings out slowly] World outside is quiet, not a single car in sight Just me and this heavy dark that won’t turn into light (mm-hmm) [Chorus: Whispered vocals, loose timing, weeping harmonica] 5AM silence… wrapping round me tight 5AM silence… nothing left to fight No birds yet singing, no hope in the air Just this heavy quiet and the weight I can’t bear [Verse 2: Extremely quiet, pauses between every line] Cup of coffee sitting cold beside my chair Pack of cigarettes empty, smoke still in the air I could lay down now but I know it wouldn’t change I’d just stare at the ceiling running through the same refrain [Bridge: Stripped down, almost whispered, voice cracking] I keep waiting for the sun… [Long dead pause, heavy tired exhale] But I don’t know why… (voice cracks) [Final Chorus: Even slower, fading into nothing] 5AM silence… swallowing me whole 5AM silence… got a tight grip on my soul No light gonna save me, no morning gonna heal Just this 5AM silence… and how I really feel [Outro: One final distant harmonica note, fading into thick tape hiss and vinyl crackle, silence]
