[Intro] (sparse harp, low drone, very quiet) I had built a quiet place Stone by stone and year by year A stillness earned through harder days A peace I thought would keep me here [Verse 1] (fiddle enters softly, bodhrán as slow pulse) But something found the hidden latch And stepped inside while I was gone It wore no face I could refuse It spoke with knowledge of my own It said, “You made the ground I stand on You cleared the path that brought me in Every quiet hour you fought for Is the door I entered through” [Bridge] (arrangement thins — mostly drone and voice) I felt the walls I raised begin to lean The careful silence start to fray One breath from letting go the whole of it One step from giving back the day [Verse 2] (fuller, overlapping melodies, heavier drum) I ran through rooms I thought were mine Through halls I shaped with steady hands But every corner turned to shadow And every shadow knew my name [Verse 3 - Waking] (sudden drop, colder and drier) I broke the surface gasping hard The room was still, the light was thin The peace I built was still around me But something else had settled in [Outro] (long decaying drone, sparse harp, voice almost spoken) Now every night the latch turns soft The quiet place begins to stare I close my eyes and feel it waiting Sleep will not keep you Sleep will not keep the peace you made Sleep will not keep you here
