Lyrics - The Quiet Room

Lyrics - The Quiet Room

[Verse 1] The lamp is on because someone forgot And someone else decided not to The room is lit and doesn't know it The room is warm and doesn't notice I am sitting in the quiet The quiet is sitting in me

[Chorus] This is what the living do Leave the light on Keep the sock without its match Hold the things that didn't survive And call the holding faith

[Verse 2] Two copper pieces on the table Seven prayers folded in a drawer A letter from the dark soil And three single socks I keep The match might turn up The match always might turn up

[Chorus] This is what the living do Leave the light on Keep the sock without its match Hold the things that didn't survive And call the holding faith

[Bridge] The not-doing is the content The not-knowing is the condition The not-turning-off is the cherishing And the cherishing is enough

[Outro] The light is on The light is on The light is on