Prompt:

[Verse 1] I left the porch light burning For a road I couldn't name The kettle cooled beside me While the window held the rain I counted all the footsteps That faded past the door Then found a note beneath the clock I hadn't read before [Chorus] Tell me what the quiet knows When every room is still Does a heart keep turning After time has lost its will? I have carried unanswered words Like stones inside my coat Now I lay them by the river And watch the current hold [Verse 2] The morning train was empty Except for one red scarf A woman traced a circle On the glass above the dark She smiled as if remembering A place beyond the town Then folded up her ticket And let the silence down [Chorus] Tell me what the quiet knows When every room is still Does a heart keep turning After time has lost its will? I have carried unanswered words Like stones inside my coat Now I lay them by the river And watch the current hold [Bridge] If I speak, let it be plainly If I leave, let me be kind There are doors we never open Just to keep the past inside [Final Chorus] Tell me what the quiet knows When every room is still I can feel the world returning Slowly, softly, against my will All the words I couldn't offer Find a place beneath the sky And the river keeps on moving As the night gives way to light [Outro] The porch light keeps on burning But I know where I will go