Sleepless Nights Full - Ben Gwen
Bridge (Ben spoken / Gwen humming) Ben: "I keep the light on for the shape of you." Gwen (humming, then): "And I keep the doorway open, just in case."
Breakdown (soft) We trade the calendar for constellations, Name the ways we almost changed our constellations. If morning is a mercy, let it come with both our hands, If silence is a language, teach me how to understand.
Pre-Chorus (Both) Silver lines along the curtains like a code we never learned, We trace the alphabet of longing where the pages slowly burn. ben gwen sleepless nights full
Pre-Chorus There’s a hush that gathers every time the world forgets to breathe, And I’m awake to all the things I promised I would leave.
Chorus (Both) Sleepless nights, full of what we couldn’t say, Empty cups, collecting light from yesterday. Sleepless nights, full of every quiet truth, Holding tight to pieces of a younger, braver you. Bridge (Ben spoken / Gwen humming) Ben: "I
Chorus (Both, harmonies) Sleepless nights, full of what we couldn’t say, Empty cups, collecting light from yesterday. Sleepless nights, full of every quiet truth, Holding tight to pieces of a younger, braver you.
Verse 2 (Gwen) I fold the corners of the day into a drawer, Listen for the language that we used before. Your voice is in the kettle and the crack across my floor, I touch the seam where endings bloom to something more. Pre-Chorus There’s a hush that gathers every time
Verse 1 (Ben) Midnight bleeds into the sockets of my room, A clock that keeps forgetting how to move. I count the little ghosts that move behind the blinds, Trace the map of you I keep inside my mind.