Lyrics
The floorboards make a tired complaint,
3:17 AM, beneath the fresh-laid paint.
You won the war with one last whispered word,
And in the stillness after, I am heard.
[Chorus]
Yeah, you proved your point, a perfect seam,
And now this quiet kingdom is my dream.
A victory lapel, so sharp and clean,
The loneliest winner I've ever seen.
[Verse 2]
The kitchen faucet makes a single drip,
A perfect comma from her bottom lip.
"'It was the principle,' you said so low,"
As you measured the space where love won't grow.
[Chorus]
Yeah, you proved your point, a perfect seam,
And now this quiet kingdom is my dream.
A victory lapel, so sharp and clean,
The loneliest winner I've ever seen.
[Bridge]
Your hand moves out, a hesitant prayer,
To trace the tailor's chalk line in her hair.
But you let it drop, and I take a breath,
Deeper than want, stronger than death.
[Outro]
The first El train starts rumbling on the track.
You won. There's no taking it back.
About Teddy Penderly
Teddy Penderly was supposed to compose symphonies. After a fiery exit from the Curtis Institute of Music, the North Philadelphia native found his real education behind the bar of a downtown cocktail lounge. It's there, listening to the city's late-night confessions, that he crafts his lush, orchestral soul music. These songs, written on a Wurlitzer in his Fishtown basement, are for anyone who's…
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