The Long Hall

Under white light... Before the day... Before the names... I’m on my way... The floor throws back A tired face Doors in a row All in their place The noise above Knows every step Like this old hall Hasn’t missed one yet I wear the day Before it starts Buttoned up Around the heart I know this long hall by heart The pale light and the dark How the body goes Where the mind won’t follow How you bend And don’t fall apart I know this long hall by heart Every door takes a part And still you walk Still you walk A chair remains By the wall A coat left there Says it all I used to think I’d pass right through Now something here Has shaped me too I feel the weight Inside my chest Every small move Pulls at the rest I know this long hall by heart The pale light and the dark How the body goes Where the mind won’t follow How you bend And don’t fall apart I know this long hall by heart Every door takes a part And still you walk Still you walk Somewhere below The role, the noise I hear the shape Of my own voice If I go still It comes back through A life beyond These borrowed rooms Not gone... Not gone... Not gone... I know this long hall by heart The pale light and the dark How the body goes Where the mind won’t follow How you bend And don’t fall apart I know this long hall by heart But not what all this costs And still you walk Still you walk Under white light Into the day... Through the long hall I make my way... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Creative Credits Artist: Christopher Tharby (Second Voice North) Composition & Concept Development: Christopher Tharby x ChatGPT AI Music Engine: SUNO (Pro) Mix / Mastering Guidance: Assisted via ChatGPT prompts Visual Direction: Christopher Tharby AI Use Disclosure This song was created with the assistance of AI tools: SUNO (music generation) and ChatGPT (songwriting & production guidance). All prompts, direction, and final creative decisions are by the artist, Christopher Tharby. Copyright © 2025 Christopher Tharby / Second Voice North. All rights reserved. Music created using SUNO’s AI music engine (Pro plan) with original prompts, lyrics, and concepts by Christopher Tharby, developed in collaboration with ChatGPT. #SecondVoiceNorth#ChrisAndSam#OriginalMusic#IndieRock#IndieArtist #CanadianArtist#LyricVideo