The Kettle Clicks Off, and I Decide

Lyrics

The letter's on the table by the sugar bowl
Two pages, and a pen I haven't picked up yet
The clock above the cooker counts the quiet down
I have been sure of less and signed for it

The kettle starts to rattle, then it settles
I've asked my mother and I've asked the moon
Everyone has told me what they'd do
Now the room is only me and afternoon

One minute before I say yes
I can hear my own heart keeping time
Not a leap, not a storm, just a step
And the floor is holding, the floor is mine
One minute before I say yes
I am steady as a lamp in the hall
Whatever comes, I'll meet it standing here
With both feet on the ground, and that is all

I think of every door I stood beside
And let somebody else decide to close
This one has my name upon the handle
And a little light along the edge of it

Breathe in, the room is warm
Breathe out, the window's bright
A sparrow on the fence
Is not afraid of flight

One minute before I say yes
I can hear my own heart keeping time
Not a leap, not a storm, just a step
And the floor is holding, the floor is mine
One minute before I say yes
I am steady as a lamp in the hall
Whatever comes, I'll meet it standing here
With both feet on the ground, and that is all

The kettle clicks off
And I pick up the pen
And I pick up the pen