Lyrics
It’s 4:52 on a Kelham Island Tuesday,
Arthur's kitchen light paints the ginnel pale chalk.
His old lurcher, Bess, at the foot of the staircase,
A frame that's warped, a joint that won't lock.
[Chorus]
He measures the grief, then he measures it again,
Trying to make the pieces fit right.
Just one more morning, trying to pretend
There’s still some give in the grain of the light.
[Verse 2]
One paw on the riser, a tremor, a whine,
The sound of old nails in the floorboards below.
He whispers, "Alright love, we'll give it more time,"
And the air in the room smells of sawdust and snow.
[Chorus]
He measures the grief, then he measures it again,
Trying to make the pieces fit right.
Just one more morning, trying to pretend
There’s still some give in the grain of the light.
[Bridge]
(Drums and vocal only)
The scratch of the claw.
The catch in the breath.
The planed-down truth.
The dowel of death.
[Outro]
He makes two mugs of tea, leaves one on the landing.
Just in case she makes it up tonight.
About Nick Drayton
Nick Drayton grew up in the shadow of a limestone quarry in Buxton, Derbyshire. He dropped out of a university literature degree after a year and a half, finding more truth in the worn-out faces at the cafe where he now works as a barista. His hushed, intricate songs, written on a beat-up acoustic guitar, are drawn from the slow, painful end of a five-year relationship and the quiet lives he…
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