One Pillow Deep

Verse 1

My goldfish turns to carp when midnight closes in

Circular in daylight, regal as a throne

But while I slip toward sleep it sharpens into silver

A dagger resting quiet where the curtains moan

Pre-Chorus

And the furniture is watching

In the cold and in the dark

Every chair a quiet plotter

Every drawer a beating heart

Chorus

Fish or no fish

Dagger or no dagger

I wake to bubbles rising

Gold again, gold again

Verse 2

I paced my small square room unliked by my own shadow

Uncle said a palace still is one room wide

Even emperors can only rest one pillow deep

And that slow truth settled soft inside

Pre-Chorus

So I became a simple preacher

With no power of my own

Every breath a borrowed current

Every mercy gently loaned

Chorus

Fish or no fish

Dagger or no dagger

I wake to bubbles rising

Gold again, gold again

Bridge

Loyal all night

The wood holds steady

Comfort waiting

For the weary

I consider myself king

In this small square breathing

Chorus

Fish or no fish

Dagger or no dagger

I wake to bubbles rising

Gold again, gold again

Outro

Gold again

Gold again

Mm

Mm-hmm