A Moment’s Hush

[Verse 1] I close my eyes for one heart-beat, Turn the clock face to the wall. There’s a storm rehearsing outside the door, But I’m wearing courage after all. Down the corridors of daydream, Where the morning treasures hush, A white-wing butterfly finds its bloom— No wind strong enough to crush. [Verse 2] I close my eyes an instant, Still the breakers on the tide. I walk a hidden footpath over seas I was never meant to stride. Inside your paper lantern dream A tiny island waits for dawn; Seashell echoes call me back To footsteps long since gone. [Chorus] Close your eyes—hold the hush— Let the restless minutes breathe. Tilt the map, spin the wheel, Slip between the leaves. If a whisper keeps our names alive Beyond the drifting rain, We can trade the past for promise— Turn the river’s end again. [Verse 3] I close my eyes on sorrow, Dress in destiny like silk; The tailor’s thread is borrowed time, The lining stitched with guilt. On the boulevard of daybreak Youth reels like celluloid; I taste tomorrow’s neon wine— Sweet and overjoyed. [Bridge] (soft harmony counter-melody) Through the window’s narrow breathing Slides a feather of the wind; You may long have ceased to listen— I am still within. [Chorus (reprise)] Close your eyes—feel the hush— Let the seasons find their key. If a quarter moon remembers us That’s all it needs to be. When the dry-spell turns to thunder And the night leans into day, We’ll be waiting in that silence For the gentle rain to play. [Outro] Close your eyes—become the wing, Catch a falling ray of light. Love will meet us somewhere On the other side of night. And if the April rain stays hidden, Maybe that’s all right— We’ll rest a while inside the hush, Borrow back the night.