[Verse 1]
Dust on the frame
Names on the spine
Finger on titles
Choosing a mind
Soft little ladder
Climbing in rows
She says
“go deeper”
Silence grows
[Chorus]
On the shelf of curiosity (mmm)
All these quiet doors
Waiting on a key
Here begin the archives
Wide as seas
Where learning starts to outweigh the noise in me
On the shelf of curiosity (hey)
Pull another thought
Let it set you free
Here begin the libraries
Slow and sweet
Where learning starts to outweigh the noise in me
[Verse 2]
Coffee gone cold
Lamp burning low
Sticky page corners
Stories in code
Maps on the margins
Dates in the dust
I stay a little longer
Follow this trust
[Chorus]
On the shelf of curiosity (oh yeah)
All these quiet doors
Waiting on a key
Here begin the archives
Wide as seas
Where learning starts to outweigh the noise in me
On the shelf of curiosity
Pull another thought
Let it set you free
Here begin the libraries
Slow and sweet
Where learning starts to outweigh the noise in me
[Bridge]
Ask me a question
I’ll trade you a page
Trade you a lifetime
For one clear phrase
Sit in the stillness
Let the static fade
Every small whisper
Another world made
[Chorus]
On the shelf of curiosity (mmm)
All these quiet doors
Waiting on a key
Here begin the archives
Wide as seas
Where learning starts to outweigh the noise in me
On the shelf of curiosity
Pull another thought
Let it set you free
Here begin the libraries
Slow and sweet
Where learning starts to outweigh the noise in me