Ledger of Small Defeats

Intro

Mm

Mm-hmm

Verse 1

Four in the morning on a borrowed couch

The city hums a note I almost know

Every door I knocked came back louder

Still I press my palm against the glass

Pre-Chorus

Middle of the pavement

Middle of my name

I keep walking forward

Through the cold and through the flame

Chorus

Let it ring, let it ring

Old bells break the quiet

Let it ring, let it ring

Till the walls forget the riot

Drop

Ring it

Ring it

Verse 2

My father kept a ledger of small defeats

I tore the pages out and fed the stove

Now the smoke asks questions I can't answer

And the ash spells out a name I chose

Pre-Chorus

Middle of the pavement

Middle of my name

I keep walking forward

Through the cold and through the flame

Chorus

Let it ring, let it ring

Old bells break the quiet

Let it ring, let it ring

Till the walls forget the riot

Bridge

Somewhere a drummer marks the missing measure

Somewhere a bass line bends the room

I leave a coin for every broken promise

And hum the tune I never learned

Chorus

Let it ring, let it ring

Old bells break the quiet

Let it ring, let it ring

Till the walls forget the riot

Outro

Ring it

Ring it loud

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