Open Windows

[Verse 1] The kettle’s cold on the counter Your shirt is on my chair Rain on the balcony rail And wet concrete in the air I can hear the road by the bridge A bus hiss far below The ceiling fan keeps time with us Slow as it goes [Pre-Chorus] So don’t close up the room Let the dark still breathe We can say the hard things With the fan above our knees Morning’s almost here But I’m not in a rush If we tell the truth right now It might be enough [Chorus] Leave the windows open Let the night walk in Leave the windows open Let the truth begin Leave the windows open I want all of it The rain, the road, your voice And this quiet we keep [Verse 2] Your glass on the table My hand around mine We’ve both learned how to stay Without making it a sign The room holds our laundry The plate from last night And I’d rather have this stillness Than a pretty lie [Pre-Chorus] So don’t lock out the air Don’t tidy up my words If we let it come plain We can still be heard Morning’s almost here But I’m not going anywhere There’s room for what we are When the window’s there [Bridge] Say it soft, say it straight I can take the weight We don’t need a door shut To be safe Let the far horns fade Let the fan keep time I’m here with you And I’m not afraid [Chorus] Leave the windows open Let the night walk in Leave the windows open Let the truth begin Leave the windows open I want all of it The rain, the road, your voice And this quiet we keep Leave the windows open Let the dawn come slow Leave the windows open We don’t have to go Leave the windows open Till the first light leans On the sink, on the floor, on us And all between means