Before Nine
by Evechon Music · Feel-Good Pop
There is a sliver of morning that belongs only to you and someone you love: kettle still singing, phones still dark, the table pushed back for one clumsy spin. "Before Nine" turns those seven quiet minutes into a small act of defiance against the day, a reminder to let the good noise in before everybody wants you both.
Lyrics
Intro
Leave the kettle singing
Leave the headlines closed
Verse 1
You’ve got one shoe on
I’m still looking for my keys
The toast is getting darker
You’re dancing in the steam
The neighbour starts his engine
The city clears its throat
We’ve got seven quiet minutes
Before everybody wants us both
Pre-Chorus
No grand plans
No perfect start
Just turn it up
And move the table back
Chorus
Before nine
Before the phones begin
Turn it up
Let the good noise in
One more laugh
One clumsy spin
That’s enough
To put the whole day right again
Before nine
Stay here with me
Before the day
Gets serious
Post-Chorus
Before nine
Before nine
Let the good noise in
Verse 2
Your coffee’s in my cup now
My jacket’s on your chair
We keep missing every signal
But somehow get us there
You’re singing half the chorus
Inventing every line
I’m eight minutes behind schedule
And completely fine with nine
Pre-Chorus
No grand plans
No perfect start
Just count us in
And move the table back
Chorus
Before nine
Before the phones begin
Turn it up
Let the good noise in
One more laugh
One clumsy spin
That’s enough
To put the whole day right again
Before nine
Stay here with me
Before the day
Gets serious
Percussion Break
Coffee down
Drums come in
Two steps back
Turn and spin
Not too late
Not this time
We’re still good
Before nine
Bridge
Let the calendar keep knocking
It can wait outside the door
We have both survived much harder
Than being eight minutes late once more
Final Chorus
Before nine
Before the phones begin
Turn it up
Let the whole room in
One more laugh
One final spin
That’s enough
To put the whole day right again
Before nine
Stay close to me
Let the day get serious
After we leave
Outro
Leave the kettle singing
Leave the good song on