[Instrumental Intro – soft repeating piano, gentle brushed snare enters, no vocals] [Verse 1 – low, intimate voice] Noon arrives without the light. I leave my coat on deep inside. The kettle clicks. I let it cool. The window holds a blurred-out moon. [Refrain – restrained, same piano and brushes] It's the weight of air, the quiet everywhere. Nothing I can hold, still it's mine to bear. And the day stays grey. And the day stays here. I can hear the road. I can't see it clear. [Verse 2 – sparse phrasing] Wet leaves cling to someone's gate. I watch a drop collect its weight. Your letter lies beside the bread. I know the words. I leave them unread. [Refrain – same melody, no build] It's the weight of air, the quiet everywhere. Nothing I can hold, still it's mine to bear. And the day stays grey. And the day stays here. I can hear the road. I can't see it clear. [Short Instrumental – unchanged piano figure and soft brushes] [Outro – fragile, almost spoken] I leave the light on through the day. It doesn't reach far. I leave it anyway. [Instrumental Ending – two piano cycles alone]
