Lyrics
The 5:15 train to Lamy just rattled the window frame
And I almost called you, Lord, just to say his name
I’ve been sanding down this doorjamb all afternoon
The whole house smells like piñon and the coming moon
[Chorus]
(Lead) What the hammer couldn't fix
(Response) What the hammer couldn't fix
(Lead) The silence finally did
(Response) The silence finally did
[Verse 2]
He said, "This house has good bones, it'll last"
But the studs were straight, and the ground was shifting fast
My hands are raw from pulling up the warped floorboards
And I found his old level underneath the cords
[Chorus]
(Lead) What the hammer couldn't fix
(Response) What the hammer couldn't fix
(Lead) The silence finally did
(Response) The silence finally did
[Bridge]
Some timbers have to split to let the desert light get through
I'm not asking You to mend it, I'm just telling You the truth
[Chorus]
(Lead) What the hammer couldn't fix
(Response) What the hammer couldn't fix
(Lead) The silence finally did
(Response) The silence finally did
[Outro]
Anyway... I'm hanging up now. Amen.
About Selah Covenant
Selah Covenant has built, and rebuilt, her life three times over. Raised in New Mexico by a Tewa potter and an Irish stonemason, she learned faith with her hands. After three marriages—one a soft parting, one a storm, one a quiet dawn—she writes songs on the old Martin guitar her father gave her, not about fairy-tale endings, but about the beautiful, difficult work of mending what's broken. Her…
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