Track Insight / Lyrics
I watched you carry cardboard through
A paper mountain pressed to blue
A dusty sleeve says thank you
The kitchen echo asks what to do
I'll keep watch from a taped-up view
Till sunlight settles on the floor
Unpack the room, let the road begin
Let the wide-open daylight in
Pack me back up, there is room to roam
Keep me from grief on the unfamiliar floor
Box me in, let the goodbye spin
Then let me go where the sunlight's thin
My corners catch the evening gray
While fingerprints along the tape
A single plate beside the sink
A kettle hums a lullaby
I watched your footsteps fade away
Now empty hallways open wide
Unpack the room, let the road begin
Let the wide-open daylight in
Pack me back up, there is room to roam
Keep me from grief on the unfamiliar floor
Box me in, let the goodbye spin
Then let me go where the sunlight's thin
A folded photograph stays still
A blue mug rests beside the frame
Your winter coat still holds the cold
A scar on cardboard from the move
The deadbolt clicks, the hinges go still
And breathing shadows cross the wall
Now every dust line has a name
And every crease is letting go
A floorboard bends beneath the weight
The windows tremble when you move
No hidden thing can stay the same
One cardboard box can hold the whole world
The elevator groans below
Your footsteps pass from floor to floor
A suitcase wheel rolls out the door
Your echo fades beyond the hall
I hold your sadness just no more
Then empty corners greet the day
Unpack the room, let the road begin
Let the wide-open daylight in
Pack me back up, there is room to roam
Set me where the open highway bends
Untie my corners, let me begin
Carry me toward the wind
The door swings wide, the hinges sing
Dust settles where my shadow lay
You turn the key, the box stays
A thin line shining down the hall
The taped-up roads have let go
And cardboard sails into the day
