Open Plan Sky

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Intro: solo arpeggiated synth

Verse

On a Friday afternoon there was a strange and lovely light
And the ceiling of the office came unbuttoned like a gown
And the tiles became a hundred kites that wandered over town
And the clouds came in like cotton and they gave us each a crown
And the stapler and the printer and the ficus floated upside down
And we all stopped what we were doing just to watch it take its flight
Every cubicle a sailboat with a sail of paper white
And for once nobody said a word, and everything was right

Chorus

Under the open plan sky
We are loud and we are quiet and we're better off together
We are paper cups and snowstorms, we are every kind of weather
We are thunder in the hallway, we are lighter than a feather
We're a hundred little kites and we are tied to the same tether
Under the open plan sky
It was easy, it was easy, it was just a little "Hi"
Under the open plan sky

Verse

And tomorrow I'll be early, I'll be first in with the sun
And I'll walk the empty snowfield and I'll quietly admire
How the morning's like a chapel with nobody in the choir
Then at ten they'll all come in with their paper cups and wire
And the room will fill with voices getting higher, getting higher
And I'll love it just the same, the quiet and the everyone
There's a time to sing alone and there's a time to sing as one
And we'll tune to one small note, and then the song's begun

Chorus

Under the open plan sky
We are loud and we are quiet and we're better off together
We are paper cups and snowstorms, we are every kind of weather
We are thunder in the hallway, we are lighter than a feather
We're a hundred little kites and we are tied to the same tether
Under the open plan sky
It was easy, it was easy, it was just a little "Hi"
Under the open plan sky

Bridge

Here's the secret, and it's simple, and I promise that it's true
Say the thing you mean, then listen, then be patient, take your turn
It's the oldest kind of magic and it isn't hard to learn
Like a kettle knows to whistle and a meeting to adjourn
And whatever you send kindly is the thing that will return
It's a "Hello," it's a "Thank you," it's an "I can help you through"
It's the easiest thing that we will ever, ever do
And we knew, oh, we always knew

Chorus

Under the open plan sky
We are loud and we are quiet and we're better off together
We are paper cups and snowstorms, we are every kind of weather
We are thunder in the hallway, we are lighter than a feather
We're a hundred little kites and we are tied to the same tether
Under the open plan sky
It was easy, it was easy, it was just a little "Hi"
Under the open plan sky

Outro

Under the open plan sky