The Blue Thread

Lyrics

[Intro] A door beneath the water turns The room forgets my name [Verse 1] I found your letter in the flour Folded beneath the tin The ink had bled through every corner Like weather getting in You wrote, “If all the lamps go quiet, Follow the thread of blue” I held it up against the window And watched it point to you [Pre-Chorus] Now every room has learned your footsteps Every clock repeats the same Tell me, if you are everywhere Why can’t I call your name? [Chorus] Are you everywhere for me? In the salt, the dust, the falling leaves? When the dark leans close to speak Is that your hand reaching through me? Are you everywhere for me? Or only where I’m too afraid to see? [Verse 2] The violin beside the staircase Sang though no one touched the bow A candle bent its flame toward midnight Then refused to let me go I wore your coat into the garden Its sleeve still held your heat Under the roots, a silver token Pressed cold against my feet [Pre-Chorus] Now every mirror keeps a secret Every window bears your face Tell me, if you are everywhere Why does silence take your place? [Chorus] Are you everywhere for me? In the salt, the dust, the falling leaves? When the dark leans close to speak Is that your hand reaching through me? Are you everywhere for me? Or only where I’m too afraid to see? [Bridge] If I open the locked room Will the house release the rain? If I answer when you call me Will I lose myself again? [Final Chorus] You are everywhere for me In the wound, the warmth, the in-between When the dark leans close to speak I feel your hand reaching through me You are everywhere for me Not a ghost, but something underneath And I’ll carry what remains Through the door that knows my name [Outro] The blue thread fades beneath my hand The house grows still I understand