[Intro: Heavy surface noise, a match striking, a long labored exhale, a single low thumping guitar note that drags like a heavy footstep] [Verse 1: Deep, exhausted baritone vocals, very slow and rhythmic] Sky turning gray outside my window pane Another night almost over but nothing has changed I could lay down now but I know it wouldn’t help I’ll just sit here waiting for the light to break this spell (mm-hmm) [Chorus: Dragging tempo, heavy thumb-thumps on guitar] Almost light… and I still ain’t slept Almost light… and nothing’s been fixed yet Sun gonna rise but it won’t fix a thing Just another almost morning… and me [Verse 2: Vocals sounding even more tired, rhythmic pauses] Coffee pot is cold, last cigarette is gone Same clothes from yesterday still carrying on I could start the day but what’s the use in trying When every new morning just feels like another lying [Bridge: Half-spoken, voice cracking with fatigue] Maybe today will be different… [Long pause, tired groan] That’s what I always say… Then the daylight hits… and takes the hope away… [Final Chorus: Vocals fading out, heavy surface noise increasing] Almost light… and I still ain’t slept Almost light… carrying the same regret Sun gonna rise like it always does Just another almost morning… just because [Outro: A final low, vibrating guitar string, the sound of a heavy door closing, fading into thick wax-cylinder crackle and silence]
