Vienna Teng - Pencil Sketch lyrics

Kitchen table piled with clutter Loose thoughts, loose threads One room merges with another In our hearts, in our heads Notebook to an empty page Acid-free, archival grade Studios in Brooklyn and in Venice LAX, JFK Stories from our time in Paris Dans le coeur, du marais Dreams that want to be set down In charcoal, and graphite I fill in the shapes but leave the edges wide There's no worry, it's just a pencil sketch tonight Scattered toys and steaming pots See her crawling at last Fingers pressing on that spot In the small of your back Creases 'round your eyes and mouth when you smile down Flocks of geese and ribbons bending south I shade in the nightfall The sound of you singing to her down the hall But don't you worry, it's just a pencil sketch, that's all You don't have to be a part of this picture Maybe someone else's face could fit here I could take the nub of this eraser Crumple paper, start anew But not 'til you tell me to Sunlight melting, river glints Bodies framed in faded chairs Lime and sugar, sprig of mint Made the same for fifty years An easy silence floating between our two mason jars Oh, sometimes when you look at me I can see that far And then the colors blur, the lines smudge Oh I'll play it cool for now and time will be the judge There's no hurry, it's just a pencil sketch of us