[Intro — Vinyl Crackle, Solo Jazz Piano] [Verse 1] The curtains haven’t moved for days The clock keeps time in quiet ways Three little shadows on the ceiling And I have lost the will for feeling The city sleeps beyond my door I don’t know what I’m waiting for An old record upon the shelf A little dust, a little of myself [Verse 2] I place the needle on the line A broken sound from another time And then the piano fills the room Like someone walking through the gloom No sudden cure, no grand surprise No stars returning to my skies Just someone playing far away A song that somehow chose to stay [Chorus] And morning came through the vinyl Softly, without a sound Not to turn my world around Just to find me where I’m found Nothing changed, and nothing healed No hidden answer was revealed But somewhere in the quiet blue I felt the light come shining through [Instrumental — Improvised Jazz Piano] [Verse 3] The record stops, the room is still The old refrigerator hums until I almost smile at what I see The world keeps working without me And when the morning finds my face The dust is dancing in its place A thousand little golden things Moving without asking why they sing [Bridge — Soft Cello Enters] I warm some water, hold the cup I watch the day come slowly up I don’t know where tomorrow goes Or what the next small moment holds But I can hear that music yet A gentle sound I won’t forget [Final Chorus — Tender, Restrained] And morning came through the vinyl Like sunlight through the rain It didn’t take away the sorrow It didn’t take away the pain But in a room I’d almost left A little beauty still remained And if the world can shine like this Perhaps I’ll listen once again [Outro — Solo Piano, No Vocals] [Long Gentle Instrumental Fade] [Spoken Softly] This time… With the curtains open. [End]
