Track Insight / Lyrics
The hallway light is humming low
A key turns in the lock below
The city wakes beyond the stair
A draft runs through the open air
He checks the brass and weighs the key
The lock clicks softly, faithfully
No footsteps on the frozen floor
Just winter breathing through the door
He opens up his own front door
And lets the quiet settle more
A breath, a touch, a glowing spark
Then footsteps fade beyond the dark
A coat still smells of smoke and rain
A cup is cooling by the pane
The kettle ticks its fading song
A neighbor hums the way along
He opens up his own front door
And lets the daylight touch the floor
A breath, a touch, a glowing spark
Then footsteps fade beyond the dark
The radio coughs a borrowed tune
A stranger coughs beneath the moon
His fingers trace the wooden grain
And count the circles in the chain
He opens up his own front door
And lets the waiting pour some more
A breath, a touch, a glowing spark
Then footsteps fade beyond the dark
The stairs are loud with other boots
A trumpet climbs the upstairs roots
He holds the frame against the blue
And listens for the world anew
Then someone knocks, and through the seam
A borrowed hand brings borrowed steam
For three bright minutes, strangers stay
And turn the silence into day
The room has held its breath so long
The keys are safe among the throng
He turns the bolt, then turns again
And welcomes weather, strangers, friends
He opens up his own front door
The hallway brightens, hearts restore
A breath, a touch, a glowing spark
The whole city gathers in the dark
The lock remembers every hand
The open doorway holds the land
A key turns softly in the dark
And light comes through from someone's heart
