Slow Surprise Lyrics - Small Revelations - Chris Smither

There is a way subtle changes come to stay 

Barely noticed and hardly known 

One day you'll say "My situation's locked away" 

But by tomorrow, you're all alone 

It seems so sudden, but it's not, it's only grown 

From a seed that long ago was left forgotten in the snow 

And has a way with slow surprises on its own. 

It's hard to show, but like a boulder rolling slow 

Or a rumble deep in the ground 

Things whisper low, and by the time I really know 

What's been moving, they've settled down 

Too late to see they're shifting 'round 

Too late to say "There's bound to be another way" 

It's all been said and done without a sound. 

This comes to me, now that I begin to see 

It's not dramatic, it's nothing grand 

I used to be half the whole of you and me 

Now I'm the limit of half a man 

Seems so simple, nothing much to understand 

You walked out and closed the door, said "I don't live here anymore" 

Now nothing's hanging heavy in my hands. 

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