In an open room that echoes well,
This is where I can tell you everything.

This is where I meet my muse, and it feeds me.
And this is how I buy the sun, and it feeds me.
And this is why I burn this candle.
I light so that I can handle this.

And you’re so still.
And you’re, you’re so safe.
And you appear severe; you are so nonchalant.
So I’m so still and I’m, I’m so safe
And I appear severe.
I am not.

This is where I meet my muse, and it feeds me.
And this is how I buy the sun, I buy the sun, and it feeds me.
And I told David I won’t die, and this is how I watch the sky.
This is why I burn this candle, I light it so that I can handle this.

And you’re so still.
And you, you save face.
And you try to erase all you feel inside.
So I stand still and I, and I save face
And I misplace all the feelings I can’t hide.

Of all the rooms I’ve loved before, it’s you I love inside this room.
And they test me.
Can I train my evil eye to see like they do?
Sometimes, sometimes, sometimes, oh.
Of all the room I’ve loved before, it’s you I love sometimes.
And this is how I meet my muse.

"David is one of my closest friends. I've known him since I was a young teenager. We did plays together in high school, and even went to prom together. We went to college together and then moved to NYC at the same time. 'I told David I won't die' is a literal reference to the way I was feeling at the time - sometimes really depressed, but that, don't worry, I wouldn't let anything drastic happen to me. Many years ago when I wrote the song, I played music to help me get through depression, and to express myself, and work through difficult feelings. Also, it was almost like something I repeated - a mantra? - to remind myself to get through the day. Like in 'Snow Day,' 'You're not too tired for this life, and it's not gonna matter if you fall down twice.'"

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