Lyrics The National – Quiet Light

I used to fall asleep to you talking to me
I don’t listen to anything now
Nothing to do with us
I’m just so tired of thinking about everything

But I’m learning to lie here in the quiet light
While I watch the sky go from black to gray
Learning how not to die inside a little every time
I think about you and wonder if you are awake

You don’t know anything
I think about you way more than anything else
I’m not that spiritual I still go out all the time to department stores
Everything I need, but none of this is getting me anywhere good
Between you and me I still fall apart at the thought of your voice

But I’m learning to lie here in the quiet light
While I watch the sky go from black to gray
Learning how not to die inside a little every time
I think about you and wonder if you are awake
And I’m learning to live without the heartache it gives me
Nothing I wouldn’t do for another few minutes
Learning how not to cry every time there’s another sad unbearable morning
But sometimes there’s nothing I can do

I can’t help it
It’s you that I think I hear in the quiet light
Am I crazy?
You’re nowhere near me, guess I don’t know what I’m saying
Just call me, I’ll come to where you are alone in the quiet light
I’m always thinking you’re behind me

But I’m learning to lie here in the quiet light
While I watch the sky go from black to gray
Learning how not to die, inside a little every time
I think about you and wonder if you are awake
And I’m learning to live without the heartache it gives me
Nothing I wouldn’t do for another few minutes
Learning how not to cry every time there’s another sad unbearable morning
But sometimes there’s nothing I can do