The Broken Music Box by Lori Yamamoto

[Verse 1] My box is my small world. The walls are velvet, dark and light. I am holding a melody. The kind that makes my metal teeth ache. [Verse 2] I am waiting. I am wanting. My small heart has a simple request. Just a single turn. And the lid will not be a lid anymore. [Chorus] My heart is all unwound. It remembers a small song. For a soft delight. Just for me. The turn of a simple key. A gentle, winding breath. It is singing this silence. Because of you. [Verse 4] The room holds its breath. My tiny, brass cylinder is cold. But in my mind, I am turning. Toward the sound of the spindle finding its home. [verse 5] It sounds like a star unlocking. It sounds like a beginning. Just one more motion. Just one. [Chorus] My heart is all unwound. It remembers a small song. For a soft delight. Just for me. The turn of a simple key. A gentle, winding breath. It is singing this silence. Because of you. [Outro] And my forgotten song will be complete.