Curtains half open
Blue of the screen on my face
Mugs on the nightstand
Cold rings I never erase
Clock says it’s morning
But the dark still hangs in the air
I tell you I’m “fine now”
Even I don’t quite believe that prayer

Lonely ones can’t sleep
We just walk through our own weather
Tracing old cracks in the ceiling
Like it’s some ancient letter
Only the heart aches
Quiet as a secret vow
People think they’re living forever
I’m just learning how to live now

You talk about heaven
Like a ladder we all will climb
Names carved in marble
Like that could bargain with time
You point at the stars
Say they’re waiting to carry you home
I just see distance
And how far it is to be alone

Lonely ones can’t sleep
We just walk through our own weather
Tracing old cracks in the ceiling
Like it’s some ancient letter
Only the heart aches
Quiet as a secret vow
People think they’re living forever
I’m just learning how to live now

Maybe the rise is smaller
Just getting up off the floor (oh)
Rinsing the cup in the sink
Locking a different door
If there’s an ascent for me
It’s breathing slow in this skin
Letting the night be the night
Letting a small light in

Lonely ones can’t sleep
But I’m not fighting the dark tonight
Let the ache loosen its fingers
Let the sky keep all of its height
Only the heart aches
But it beats
And it beats somehow
Let them dream they’ll live forever
I’ll just be here
Living now