I(ntro)

Fireworks outside

Kitchen light inside

Your night begins

When mine won’t hide

(Verse 1)

Clock hits midnight, glasses cling

You cheer, the city shines

I tie my apron, wipe the bar

Counting plates, not time

You’re laughing in a crowded room

I hum where shadows meet

You’re counting down the hours left

I’m counting every seat

(Pre-Chorus 1)

Your hands are free

Mine never are

But I keep something hidden

In my heart

(Chorus)

I sing when you don’t

I sing when you can’t

When your stomach talks in circles

I’m the sound behind the glass

I sing when you don’t

I sing ‘til it’s enough

When you’re hungry

When you’re thirsty

I feed you with my voice and love

(Verse 2)

You stumble in, half laughing

“What’s still hot tonight?”

I slide you coffee, tired smile

Give everything I’ve got

You toast to days off, future plans

I fold the doubts away

Between the chairs and napkin stacks

I hide the words I pray

(Pre-Chorus 2)

I don’t need a stage

I don’t need the light

Just a little air

To breathe at night

(Chorus)

I sing when you don’t

I sing when you sleep

For the lonely table

And the crowded street

I sing when I’m breaking

I sing when I shine

I sing, I sing, I sing

’Cause this voice is mine

(Verse 3)

Paper cups and tired eyes

Dawn crawling through the door

You tap the counter, say my name

“One more plate, one more”

Steam rises like a tiny choir

My break lives in my head

Little songs that never stop

When my body’s dead

(Pre-Chorus 3)

If I stop now

I disappear

So I sing it soft

So I stay here

(Chorus)

I sing when you don’t

I sing when you can’t

When your night is falling quiet

I’m still standing where I am

I sing when you don’t

I sing ‘til it’s enough

When you’re hungry

When you’re thirsty

I feed you with my voice and love

(Bridge Drop)

When I’m lonely, I sing low

When I’m broken, I still try

When I’m happy, I sing louder

Shake the dust and touch the sky

Sad days, happy days

Every face I recognize

Every thank you, every sigh

Still alive, still alive

(Verse 4 (Spoken))

Chairs on tables, lights go down

Your world is fast asleep

I hang my coat, I lock the door

Carry what I keep

No applause, no goodbye

Just echoes in the room

But the song walks home with me

Like a quiet moon

(Final Chorus)

I sing when you don’t

I sing when you sleep

I sing for the parts of me

I couldn’t keep

I sing when I’m breaking

I sing when I shine

I sing, I sing, I sing

’Cause this voice is mine

(Outro)

No crowd

No stage

Just breath and sound

I sing

And I don’t fade out