Nocturnal Son

I keep my eyes on the ceiling

While the hallway holds its breath (ahhhh)

You call me your anime son Sitting in the dark,

I stay still

Living behind your nighttime shape I learned how to swallow the chill (hummmm)

If I step into the doorway

Will you turn and look my way?

Or keep me as a secret That the moon can never say (oh)

In the dark, I’m still your son

Holding on till morning comes

Behind your night, I learned to breathe Even when you don’t see

me (ooh) (hummmm) (ahhhh)

You walk past the quiet room

Like I’m just a coat on a chair

But I hear your tired heartbeat

And I keep it in my care (oh-oh)

Maybe I’m a mirror

Made of sleep and borrowed names If you turn the light on

I might disappear in flames (ahhhh)

In the dark, I’m still your son

Holding on till morning comes

Behind your night, I learned to breathe Even when you don’t see

me So say my name,

and let me in I’m more than what you hide within (ooh) (la-la) (hummmm)