Lyric

Morning hit the wall

And stayed too close

White on white

With nowhere to go

I turned my face

But it came with me

A clean little pressure

I could not leave

The table looked calm

The window looked kind

But every pale corner

Kept entering my eyes

No one else noticed

So I stayed polite

Hands on my knees

Jaw locked tight

Nothing was broken

Nothing was loud

The Light Would Not Step Back

It stood in my way

I kept my face quiet

And lost half the day

I asked for a shadow

Without asking at all

I sat in the brightness

And felt myself small

The room did not hurt me

The room did not care

It only kept shining

Too close to the air

I breathed through my teeth

I waited it out

Do not call it simple

Do not call it clean

Some kinds of daylight

Know where to lean

It stood in my way

I could not turn around

I kept my face quiet

And did not make a sound