In the empty room
Hiding in the rafters
Are the echoes of
All our tears and laughter
I can touch the walls
Feel your heartbeat
When I walk the halls
Hear the sound of your feet
[Chorus 1]
Please listen
These visions
Come from within
You’re within reach
[Verse 2]
On the window pane
Fingerprints from August
When we climbed the old oak
We thought we’d never falter
Then you disappeared
Gone across the wasteland
Flowers in the ashes
Your presence lingers here
[Chorus 1]
Please listen
These visions
Come from within
You’re within reach
[Outro]
Pull your words from the wall
Every time I place my hand
Tracing curves as we fall
Every time the planet spins
Even though we are lost
Answers bubble within
Cut the years from the cloth
Every season comes again
In the empty room
credits
from Paper Bones,
released January 22, 2019
- written by Anders Cahill
- produced, arranged and performed by John Nolan and Anders Cahill
- background vocals: Erica Magro Cahill
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