Original lyric sketch · Fictional voice · Lyrics only · Memory needs context
Verse
There is a pause before the answer,
a chair beside the door.
I carry the unnamed photograph
a little differently than before.
Refrain
Keep one sentence by the thing you meant to save.
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 Memory needs context cycle. The refrain is shared by the ten pieces in this cycle. No audio recording accompanies this piece.