The Piano Through the Wall Went Quiet

Lyrics

Every evening at six, a few notes through the wall
A tune that stumbled and then would not fall
I never knew who played it, I never asked why
I just stirred my soup as the notes drifted by

Then Thursday came quiet, and Friday was too
No scales on the Saturday, no song to get through
I stood by the plaster with my hand on the cold
Listening for something that wasn't there to hold

The piano through the wall went quiet
And the whole house is listening to it
A stranger I never met is not here
And the silence is closer than I thought it was near
Oh, play it again, if you can
Play it again, I'm still your fan

I left a note on the door with a cup of tea
Said, I hope you are well, from the girl next to thee
Nothing came back but a cat at the door
And the sound of the evening, just that, nothing more

The piano through the wall went quiet
And the whole house is listening to it
A stranger I never met is not here
And the silence is closer than I thought it was near
Oh, play it again, if you can
Play it again, I'm still your fan

Maybe they moved to a house by the sea
Maybe they're resting, and humming for free
Maybe the music went where it should
And left me the memory, which is good

The piano through the wall went quiet
But I'm hearing the song in my own heart's quiet
A stranger I never met was here
And the music they gave me is lingering near
Oh, play it again, in my mind
Play it again, I'll be kind

Six o'clock, and I'll hum it low
Through the wall, wherever you go