Original lyric sketch · Fictional voice · Lyrics only · Small beginnings
Verse
No bell above the doorway,
no grand and final sign;
only the packed workbench
and a margin left in time.
Refrain
Leave a little room for the first uncertain line.
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 Small beginnings cycle. The refrain is shared by the ten pieces in this cycle. No audio recording accompanies this piece.