Track 2 of the single Small Hours Weather · 2024
Empty Halls, Soft Flashlight
by Kiri Vale
“This one is about the quiet of a building after everyone has gone home, just keys jangling and a flashlight beam on the floor. I recorded the room tone myself and let it sit right up against the vocal.”
lo-fi · bedroom pop · field recording · minimal piano · 5:38
Lyrics
Keys on my belt, they sing a little tune Down the long hall under the humming moon Every door is locked and every window's blue I count the quiet, the quiet counts me too Nobody here but the night and I And the clock that's learning how to sigh Soft flashlight, walk me through Empty halls, I'm watching over you Everything is sleeping, everything is fine I'll keep the dark company till the morning light Soft flashlight, soft flashlight The vending machine glows like a tiny shore Hums a lullaby to the second floor A coat on a chair, a cup left half in rain Small proof that people were here, will come again Nobody here but the night and I And the clock that's learning how to sigh Soft flashlight, walk me through Empty halls, I'm watching over you Everything is sleeping, everything is fine I'll keep the dark company till the morning light Soft flashlight, soft flashlight If you're awake in a far-off room Under a lamp in the same blue gloom Know that somewhere, someone makes the round Checking the doors, not making a sound The windows start to pale along the stair Birds are clearing their throats in the cooling air I turn the last corner, the last light stays Footsteps like a slow song, fading into day Soft flashlight, walk me through Empty halls, I'm watching over you Everything is sleeping, everything is fine I'll keep the dark company till the morning light Soft flashlight, soft flashlight Sleep now, I'm still here Walking slow, walking near