Track 4 of the EP Fog Lamp Samba · 2014
Neighbour Through the Wall
“I know my neighbour's kettle better than I know some friends. It's a quiet little love song to thin walls.”
bossa nova · bossa nova · cosy jazz · 3:32
Lyrics
I know your kettle by its sound I know your door at six I know the song you hum at night But I don't know your name We nod upon the stair And that is all we do Two years of quiet kindness Through a wall so thin and true Neighbour through the wall I hear you, you hear me Neighbour through the wall Two lamps, one melody I never knocked to say hello But I'm glad you're there Neighbour through the wall Humming on the stair Last night you played the old guitar Just a few soft chords I sat up in the dark And let the room be yours I left some bread outside your door With a small note, just hello Tonight I found a pot of soup And a tune I almost know Neighbour through the wall I hear you, you hear me Neighbour through the wall Two lamps, one melody I never knocked to say hello But I'm glad you're there Neighbour through the wall Humming on the stair Maybe one day we will meet And laugh about the years Till then the wall is just a door That only music hears Neighbour through the wall I hear you, you hear me Neighbour through the wall Two lamps, one melody I never knocked to say hello But I'm glad you're there Neighbour through the wall Humming on the stair Goodnight, my friend Goodnight