The Shutters Hold Until the Morning

Lyrics

The wind has found the window latch
And rattles it like a question
We lit the candle on the sill
And sat down on the floorboards
The radio says the worst is near
But I can hear your breathing
Steady as a clock

Let the sea throw all it has
We have blankets, we have bread

The shutters hold until the morning
The roof remembers how to stand
Every wave that shakes the harbour
Falls asleep upon the sand
Hold my hand and count the thunder
Count it down from ten to none
The shutters hold until the morning
And then the morning comes

The lamp goes out, the street goes dark
The rain walks on the rooftop
You tell me stories from your youth
Of storms you slept right through
I fold my fear into a square
And tuck it in my pocket
Small enough to keep

Let the sea throw all it has
We have blankets, we have bread

The shutters hold until the morning
The roof remembers how to stand
Every wave that shakes the harbour
Falls asleep upon the sand
Hold my hand and count the thunder
Count it down from ten to none
The shutters hold until the morning
And then the morning comes

Somewhere past the howling dark
A thin grey line is growing
Softer now, the wind lets go
And the candle's burning low

The shutters hold until the morning
The roof remembers how to stand
Every wave that shakes the harbour
Falls asleep upon the sand
Hold my hand, the sky is lifting
Gold along the window pane
The shutters held until the morning
And we are here again

And we are here again