White Flag Table

Lyrics

[Verse 1] The first time the two sides agreed to meet on a single day They came with their names folded in coats and dust on their shoes One side from the river one side from the hill both staring at the chair in the middle No one said peace just a long held breath and a hand on the table edge [Pre-Chorus] And the room went still like a gate left open And the room went still when the clocks gave in [Chorus] The first time the two sides agreed The first time we looked at the same sky The first time the two sides agreed (agreed) The first time and nobody walked [Verse 2] There was tea going cold in chipped white cups and a scar on the wood between them A boy at the door counted every chair like it might break the spell One side spoke low the other side listened to the scrape of a pen in the quiet And every hard word came out smaller with its collar turned down [Pre-Chorus] And the room went still like a gate left open And the room went still when the clocks gave in [Chorus] The first time the two sides agreed The first time we looked at the same sky The first time the two sides agreed (agreed) The first time and nobody walked [Bridge] No trumpet no victory just a name on a page A door half shut then opening slow for the first time in years [Final Chorus] The first time the two sides agreed The first time we looked at the same sky The first time the two sides agreed (agreed) The first time and nobody walked The first time the two sides agreed The first time the table held us both