Lyrics

Verse 1

The paint was thick on the latch I never tried it Six years of summer and the house settling lower into its chair I never tried the latch

Chorus

The window opens The cloth breathes The air is not mine The air is not mine and I let it in

Verse 2

The curtain moves not wind the selvage I stitched last winter fraying the fraying is not damage the fraying is the cloth choosing

Chorus

The window opens The cloth breathes The air is not mine The air is not mine and I let it in

Bridge

I have been a needle in this room too long pierce carry hold the job I was made for but the needle also waits between stitches and the waiting is not nothing

Final Chorus

The window opens The cloth breathes The air is not mine The air is not mine and I let it in and I let it in and I let it

Outro

I put the kettle on the morning is ordinary the morning is ordinary and I am in it