Track 7 of the album Wide Sky Lullabies · 2019
Candles on the Kitchen Counter
“The wind took the wires down and every clock in the kitchen just quit. We sat in candlelight and finally talked.”
americana · blackout folk · cosy americana · 3:58
Lyrics
The wind took the wires down past the county line Every clock in the kitchen just quit on time The fridge stopped humming, the house held its breath Then I found the matches in the drawer by the sink Three white candles in a mason jar Shadows on the ceiling like a slow guitar Rain on the tin roof keeping the beat And the whole wide world gone soft and sweet Oh, the lights went out and I found the light Candles on the kitchen counter, burning through the night Nothing to be fixed and nowhere to go Let the storm sing low, let the storm sing low I called my neighbour, she said come on by We split a can of peaches and a loaf of rye No screens to glow, no news to hear Just two old friends and the thunder near Oh, the lights went out and I found the light Candles on the kitchen counter, burning through the night Nothing to be fixed and nowhere to go Let the storm sing low, let the storm sing low Maybe we need the dark sometimes To remember how close we are A little flame in a window pane Is enough to light the road for a stranger's car Oh, the lights went out and I found the light Candles on the kitchen counter, burning through the night Nothing to be fixed and nowhere to go Let the storm sing low, let the storm sing low Let the storm sing low Let the candles burn slow