IV. Glow Dave Malloy (Ft. Original Off-Broadway Cast of Octet & Starr Busby)

[PAULA]
WE LIE IN BED
MY HUSBAND AND I
BREATHING SIDE BY SIDE
IN THE DARK

HE BREATHES OUT
AND I BREATHE IN
I BREATHE HIM IN
WHATEVER HE’S PUTTING OUT
I BREATHE IN

WE LIE IN BED
HE LEANS ON HIS SIDE
OFFERS ME HIS BACK
BROAD AND STRANGE

AND HIS THUMB SCROLLS THROUGH HIS PHONE
I FEEL IT RIPPLE IN MY BONES
HIS GESTURES ECHO THROUGH ME
LIKE A SOULQUAKE
AND I HEAR HIM SIGH

AND THE MOON IS GONE
THE ONLY LIGHT IN THIS SONG