Original lyric sketch · Fictional voice · Lyrics only · Questions that open doors
Verse
Under the ordinary lamp
a quieter line comes through:
the words of the borrowed certainty
have a little work to do.
Refrain
A question leaves its lantern by the door.
Let the room keep breathing.
Let the words arrive.
Leave a little space for what is still alive.
Original spoken-word lyric sketch in the Questions that open doors cycle. The refrain is shared by the ten pieces in this cycle. No audio recording accompanies this piece.