Track 7 of the album Harbour Light · 2019
The Seat I Could Not Settle In
“A pillow turned twice, a clock too loud. I wrote it on a long-haul night with no sleep at all.”
art song · art song · impressionist · 3:39
Lyrics
I turned the pillow over twice The clock was loud, the room was wide I counted every crack of light And still the night would not decide Restless as a curtain In a window left ajar I cannot rest where I am resting I cannot name how far Restless as a curtain Moving though the air is still Something past the morning Is calling me to it I made the tea and let it cool I watched the street lamps hold their breath I wanted somewhere I had not been And something warmer than regret Restless as a curtain In a window left ajar I cannot rest where I am resting I cannot name how far Restless as a curtain Moving though the air is still Something past the morning Is calling me to it Perhaps the road is only me Learning how to stay Perhaps the door was never locked And I was in the way Restless as a curtain In a window left ajar I am learning how to listen To the quiet where I are Restless as a curtain Settling as the light comes through Something past the morning Is only me, and you Is only me, and you