Track 10 of the album Empty Marina · 2022
Library Lamp, Ten Minutes Left
“Green lamp, long wood desk and ten minutes to closing. I wrote it in a real library and hummed so I wouldn't be asked to leave.”
electronica · tender electronica · lo-fi · 4:37
Lyrics
Green lamp on the long wood desk One more page, then I will rest The clock says ten minutes left Quiet rooms and quiet breath Ten minutes left, ten minutes left Turn one more page Ten minutes left, ten minutes left Before they close the door Dust in the light, a sleeping chair Stories sitting everywhere The keeper jingles keys and smiles I stay a little while Ten minutes left, ten minutes left Turn one more page Ten minutes left, ten minutes left Before they close the door I take the book, I sign my name Tomorrow I'll come back again The lamp goes out, the night is calm The story stays with me Ten minutes left, ten minutes left Turn one more page Ten minutes left, ten minutes left Before they close the door Before they close the door