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5 Inch Wall

from 6 Spoons Of Honey by Alexis Harte

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5 INCH WALL

There’s a five inch wall between the bed and the world
There's a wide awake guy, there’s one sleeping girl
The whisper of the trees ain't soothing to me
It scares me to the core

Under pale white paint, lies plaster and lathe
A lonely air space where insulation was never placed
Tar paper once black, faded with time
Ship lap redwood nailed to the outside

Can this be all that keeps us safe and dry?
Can a 5-inch wall keep the midnight on the outside
No it's you, like a pillow 'neath my mind
Keeps the midnight on the outside

If thieves came fast, with eyes of slate
Would this old dead bolt hold back their weight
Bubbled glass now sagging with age
Would laugh as it shattered, and welcome in the rain

Over our heads, there’s tar and gravel
But don’t you know things tend to unravel
The night birds calling ain't soothing to me
They scare me to the core

We walk on planks, we balance on beams
That once stood as the tallest trees
Rip them out of the deepest loam
Stack 'em back up and call it a home

It's a five inch wall between the bed and the world
There's one sleeping guy, there’s one sleeping girl
But the nightbirds crying ain't soothing to me
They come calling, calling in my dreams

Can this be all that keeps us safe and dry?
Can a 5-inch wall keep the midnight on the outside?
No it's you, like a pillow 'neath my mind
Keeps the midnight on the outside

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from 6 Spoons Of Honey, released June 23, 2011
Words: Alexis Harte
Music: Jack Livesey/Alexis Harte

Alexis Harte: lead and backing vox, electric guitar, percussion
David Hamburger: pedal steel
Jack Livesey: electric guitar, bass, piano
Joe Bonadio: drums

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Alexis Harte San Francisco, California

Alexis Harte is a Peabody and Annie Awards-winning singer-songwriter and composer.

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