Simply Because from MIDNIGHT DRAPE by MIDNIGHT DRAPE

Simply Because

Verse 1
Simply because,
The universe keeps stretching as it ages,
And Saturn’s moons keep turning slow.

Simply because,
We build our silences while listening,
We already know.

Simply because,
We know what waits to be said:
Tired.
Weariness.
Exhausted.

Pre-Chorus
Time leaves its mark on everything,
Even what refuses to move.

Chorus
Simply because we listen,
Simply because we stay,
Simply because the silence
Knows what words can’t say.
Simply because we listen,
Simply because we breathe,
Simply because the quiet
Is all we need.

Verse 2
Simply because,
In that photograph of time,
The sky-blue slowly fades away.

That trembling spirit, now and then,
Only now and then,
Learns how to fly in the darkened grey.

Pre-Chorus
Stillness moves beneath the light,
Nothing stands completely still.

Chorus
Simply because we listen,
Simply because we stay,
Simply because the silence
Knows what words can’t say.
Simply because we listen,
Simply because we breathe,
Simply because the quiet
Is all we need.

Bridge (spoken / whispered – Morrison style)
Constellations line up
In motionless change.
Pollen drifts in the air.
Sand burns our feet.
The sea stretches on…
And we remain.

Verse 3
Simply because,
In the serenity of long, slow days,
Destiny begins to rise.

Simply because,
In eternity
We hear the gaze
Of silence.

Final Chorus (slower / heavier)
Simply because we listen,
Under sun and stone,
Simply because the silence
Speaks when we’re alone.
Simply because we listen,
Till the noise is gone,
Simply because…
We go on.

Outro
Simply because.

— Lyrics © Luísa Martins Fernandes.
Poem from the book *Abismo* —

• Spoken Word
• alternativa
• Portugal