Drawing Silences from MIDNIGHT DRAPE by MIDNIGHT DRAPE

Drawing Silences

Verse 1
Thoughts come on their own,
Carrying childhood memories,
They brush the colours of autumn,
They ripple white sand,
They turn the sea.

They howl through open windows,
Invade rooms that smell of honey,
They pull us back from growing old,
They ask us to remain suspended,
They teach us how to walk alone.

Pre-Chorus
And in that quiet fall,
We forget where time begins.

Chorus
We are drawing silences,
In the dark, in the dark,
We are drawing silences,
Where the heart learns how to wait.
We are drawing silences,
Slow and deep inside,
We are drawing silences,
So the soul does not break.

Verse 2
So we invent bright moons,
Giant shadows on the wall,
Falling stars that burn and vanish,
Just to feel something at all.

We hear the voice that calls our name,
We feel the hand beneath the chin,
The gentle force of being held
By someone who lets us in.

Pre-Chorus
Words take time to intertwine,
Like breath learning how to speak.

Chorus
We are drawing silences,
In the dark, in the dark,
We are drawing silences,
Where the heart learns how to wait.
We are drawing silences,
Slow and deep inside,
We are drawing silences,
So the soul does not break.

Bridge (spoken / half-sung – Morrison style)
It’s a common place…
Where the past
Leads the present.
Where things happen…
Without happening.

Final Chorus (slower / heavier)
We are drawing silences,
Under skin and bone,
We are drawing silences,
So we don’t feel alone.
We are drawing silences,
Till the noise is gone,
We are drawing silences…
Till the night moves on.

Outro
It happens.
Without happening.

— Lyrics © Luísa Martins Fernandes.
Poem from the book *Abismo* —

• Spoken Word
• alternativa
• Portugal