Original lyric sketch · Fictional voice · Lyrics only · A kinder measure of progress
Verse
The room is not an answer.
The table is not a test.
I set down the useful abandoned version
and give the unfinished sentence rest.
Refrain
The second line need not erase the first.
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 A kinder measure of progress cycle. The refrain is shared by the ten pieces in this cycle. No audio recording accompanies this piece.