(Verse 1)
The tea has gone cold on the bedside stand
I’m reaching for warmth, but I’m touching the sand
Of a dream that we built, then let wash away
Now I’m folding the clothes of a ghost every day.
I look in the mirror, but I don't see a queen
Just the tiredest eyes that this city has seen.
(Pre-Chorus)
I can’t move the mountains, I can’t stop the tide
I’ve run out of places for sorrow to hide.
I’m not a legend, I’m not made of stone
I’m just a woman who’s sleeping alone.
(Chorus)
So let the house settle, let the clock lose its chime
I’m an Ordinary Woman just out of time.
With a heart that is fragile and hands that are bare
Brushing the ghost of your breath from my hair.
Close your eyes, let the dark set us free
I’m an ordinary woman... that’s all I can be.
(Verse 2)
I still buy the bread that you liked in the store
Then I remember you don’t walk through that door.
I put on my makeup, I play my part well
But behind the"I’m fine" is a quiet kind of hell.
The world wants a hero, someone brave, someone deep
But I just want a memory that lets me go to sleep.
(Bridge)
They say love is golden, they say love is grand
But it’s just heavy water slipping through my hand.
No wings for the falling, no light for the stray
Just an ordinary heart in an extraordinary way.
(Chorus)
So let the house settle, let the clock lose its chime
I’m an Ordinary Woman just out of time.
With a heart that is fragile and hands that are bare
Brushing the ghost of your breath from my hair.
Close your eyes, let the dark set us free
I’m an ordinary woman... that’s all I can be.
(Outro)
Just an ordinary woman.
In an ordinary room.
Waiting for the morning...
To end this quiet gloom.
Sleep now...
Just sleep.
