safe haven

Kensington

I remember lying flat on my back on the stairs
of the corridor
I could smell the cigarettes
and the white wine from right underneath the door
I was listening to my dad who played the piano
I was listening to my parents
friends who missed all the rhythm
I was at the end of preschool, I was a midnight spy
I stayed up till the Sun rose and always wondering why
They stumbled and fell

I remember the fights at the end after everybody left
I can vividly recall all the things
said through the bars of the staircase
I was listening to my mom who spoke to my father
Let s just clean things up and leave
for bed before the boys wake up

After all this time I finally see
a shoreless sea of tranquility
And I ll take it, yeah, I ll take it
The wasted hours awake in bed
a fortress was what we once had
A safe and steady haven
And though I think from time to time
the moments I had lost my mind
I faked it, yeah, I faked it
And every time I come back home
the memories won t leave me alone
And it s aching, it s like they re right here

I was listening to my dad who played the piano
I was listening to my mom who spoke to my father
I was listening to my dad who played the piano