Room 19 - Jill Tracy

There are stains on the walls that won’t come clean

Mementos of his final scene

The plaster is peeling skin that’s gone grey

The door stays locked to keep Time away

The abandoned spoil of love and despair

Gideon’s Bible and an old black chair

And an object he thought could steer him from harm

But it was written in the stars

And outside they were singing

The lights of Christmas Eve

But he’s lost in the darkness

Dreams are never what they seem

Locked in Room 19

The secrets are buried in this musty cell

Only the whispering curtains and the floorboards tell

No more sorrow in this ill-fated life

His voyage will set sail tonight

And outside they were singing

The lights of Christmas Eve

But he’s lost in the darkness

Dreams are never what they seem

Locked in Room 19

And he’s still waiting for his ship to come in

He’s still longing for what could have been

He’s still waiting

Locked in Room 19

He’s still waiting

He’s still waiting