Track 5 of the album Porch Light Left On · 2016
Candles in the Cupboard, Everyone Come Down
“The wind took the wires down and the whole street came out with candles. The best evening of that year, honestly.”
folk-pop · community folk · candlelit folk-pop · 3:54
Lyrics
The wind took the wires down at half past eight The fridge gave a shudder and the lights went out We stood in the hallway and started to laugh Like children who'd been let off school You found the old candles behind the tea tins Two stubs and a birthday one shaped like a three We set them in saucers along the stair And the house became a small gold boat No screens and no hum Just the rain on the glass And the two of us here While the whole street holds its breath Oh, thank you for the dark It sent us to the table Thank you for the candle and the matches in your hand The storm can have the power We have what we are able A kettle on the gas and your hand in my hand We played the old card game with the missing queen You cheated, and I let you, and you knew it too The neighbours called over from the upstairs sill Is anyone else sitting in the dark Oh, thank you for the dark It sent us to the table Thank you for the candle and the matches in your hand The storm can have the power We have what we are able A kettle on the gas and your hand in my hand When the lights come back we'll blink and look away Switch off every lamp and hold the evening a while I'll remember how your face looked in the flame Slow and soft and certain, and entirely mine Oh, thank you for the dark It sent us to the table Thank you for the candle and the matches in your hand The storm can have the power We have what we are able A kettle on the gas and your hand in my hand Thank you for the dark Thank you for the dark