The Cabinet Lyrics - Anja Garbarek

I'm lying as far out towards the edge as possible 

So far out that I'm almost tripping over 

You lie behind me, your breath is heavy, you're sleeping 

There are some screws that are coming loose 

From two holes in the wall the plaster's sifting down 

Resting like slee sand in my eyes 

There's a cabinet 

(Hanging over my bed) 

Filled with all my secret things 

(Filled with all my secret things) 

Every night I lie 

(Staring at it) 

I'm so afraid that it will fall down 

Onto my face 

I know what is keeping my cabinet from falling down 

It's very a small bird made of ceramics 

Fastened by a thread to the bottom of the cabinet 

When you're awake, you play around with it 

Then I get so scared that 

The thread won't be strong enough 

I'm hiding my head under the pillow 

Hoping that the bird won't fly away 

There's a cabinet 

(Hanging above my bed) 

Filled with all my secrets things 

(Filled with secret things) 

Every night I lie 

(Staring up at it) 

I'm so afraid that it will fall down 

'Cause what if the cabinet 

(Were to fall down) 

And what if it hit my face 

(Would you get frightened by) 

The things that you would see 

(The things that you would see) 

Or would try to mend it 

(Would you even try) 

There's a cabinet hanging above my bed 

Filled with secret things