[Arrangement: Moody piano, pulsing bass, clean electric guitar, organ textures, steady drums building into a driving groove]
[Intro]
One little mark
(On the glass)
One little streak
(Will surely pass)
One little blur
(Here and there)
Nothing to worry about
(Or so we’re aware)
[Verse 1]
Started with a fingerprint
(A trace of a touch)
Barely noticed
(Didn’t matter much)
Then another followed
(Then a few more came)
Until the picture changed
(Though the window looked the same)
[Pre-Chorus]
A little distortion
(A little disguise)
A little obstruction
(Before your eyes)
[Chorus]
Oh, dear
(Don’t let it smear)
Clearly, we won’t be able to see…
(Clearly)
Oh, dear
(It’s drawing near)
Everything gets harder to see…
(Clearly)
[Refrain]
Wipe it away
(Another day)
Wipe it away
(Or let it stay)
What you ignore
(Starts to appear)
What you neglect
(Becomes the smear)
[Verse 2]
Maybe it’s the story
(We don’t want to hear)
Maybe it’s the warning
(Getting harder to clear)
Maybe it’s the evidence
(Spread across the pane)
Accumulating slowly
(Until it can’t be explained)
[Instrumental]
[Guitar Lead]
[Organ Swells]
[Driving Bass]
[Pre-Chorus]
Every streak
(Leaves a trace)
Every mark
(Takes up space)
[Chorus]
Oh, dear
(Don’t let it smear)
Clearly, we won’t be able to see…
(Clearly)
Oh, dear
(The image disappears)
Everything gets harder to see…
(Clearly)
[Bridge]
At first it was only
(A little spot)
Then it’s something
(It is not)
One small blur
(Becomes a haze)
Then confusion
(Fills with “amaze”)
[Arrangement: Drop to piano and bass]
[Refrain]
Wipe it away
(If you can)
Wipe it away
(While there’s a plan)
The longer it stays
(The less you steer)
The less you know
(Through the smear)
[Final Chorus]
Oh, dear
(Don’t let it smear)
Clearly, we won’t be able to see…
(Clearly)
Oh, dear
(The truth is near)
If only we’d look through it…
(Clearly)
Oh, dear
(Don’t disappear)
The picture’s still there for all to see…
(Clearly)
[Outro]
One little mark
(Became a stain)
One little streak
(Became a chain)
Look through the glass
(While it’s still clear)
Before everything fades
(Into the smear)
From the album “Unwritten“