Track 10 of the album Houseplants for Company · 2024
Some Things Only Need Winding
by Wren Hallett
“The repair shop smelled of oil and tea and a bell rang over the door. Some things don't need replacing, they only need winding.”
folk-pop · folk-pop · warm acoustic · 3:24
Lyrics
The repair shop smelled of oil and tea A bell above the door A man with a loupe said, let me see I've fixed a thousand more I laid my grandma's watch down flat The hands were stuck at four He wound the crown and tilted it And it ticked like never before Some things only need winding Not a new heart, just a little time Some things only need winding And a hand to say, it's fine You're not broken, you're just resting So rest a while, then shine Some things only need winding I thought of every time I said I can't, I'm out of springs He smiled and said, it's not the watch It's the patience that it brings He wrapped it up in tissue Wouldn't take a single pound He said, just wind it every morning And you'll hear a pretty sound Some things only need winding Not a new heart, just a little time Some things only need winding And a hand to say, it's fine You're not broken, you're just resting So rest a while, then shine Some things only need winding Tick, tick, the day begins Tick, tick, the morning grins All the little cogs turn round In a quiet, steady sound Some things only need winding Not a new heart, just a little time Some things only need winding And a hand to say, it's fine You're not broken, you're just resting So rest a while, then shine Some things only need winding Wind it slow Wind it slow Let it go