The narrator describes the activity in a house he has left. It’s a sad song, and it is never known whether the narrator is coming back, has gone for good or maybe even has died. The song captures the loneliness of the life immediately following the departure and it is because of this specificity tha...
There's a mark where you were breathing
On the whitened window pane
And the snow collects in shadows
On this ordinary day
But I've gone away
I've gone away
There's a bird where I lay dreaming
When you came to change the sheets
And the rooms where we made love
And read the signs in the streets
But I've gone away
I've gone away
There are dishes to be gathered
And there's glasses to be filled
And there's time to fill with talking
And there's time for lying still
But I'm gone away
I'm gone away
There’s A Mark Where You Were Breathing was written by Jonathan Meiburg.
Shearwater released There’s A Mark Where You Were Breathing on Tue Feb 01 2005.