Track 5 of the album Borrowed Rooms · 2023
Folding Chairs After the Ceremony
by Odalys Fern
“Folding chairs empty after the ceremony and the hall wide and hushed. I recorded this one standing in that very hall.”
ambient · church-reverb ambient · hopeful drone · 4:17
Lyrics
The folding chairs are empty now The hall is hushed and wide Streamers on the floor And the evening comes inside Someone left a programme On a chair near the aisle The lights are going down And I stay a little while Whatever comes next, I will be fine The door is open, the light is kind Whatever comes next, I will be fine Soft and slow, soft and slow I wore the gown, I walked the stage I heard them say my name The whole room clapped, and I felt small But glad that I came Now it's quiet in the hall Only echoes and the dark The future is a window With a little silver spark Whatever comes next, I will be fine The door is open, the light is kind Whatever comes next, I will be fine Soft and slow, soft and slow Quiet hall, quiet hall Thank you, every one Quiet hall, quiet hall Now the night has begun Whatever comes next, I will be fine The door is open, the light is kind Whatever comes next, I will be fine Soft and slow, soft and slow Whatever comes next I will be fine