Well I've been here before
I've sat on the floor
In a grey, grey room
Where I stay in all day
I don't eat but I play
With this grey, grey food
Desole, if someone is prayin'
Then I might break out
Desole, even if I scream
I can't scream that loud
'Cause I'm all alone again
Crawling back home again
Just stuck by the phone again
Well I've been here before
Sat on a floor
In a grey, grey mood
Where I stay up all night
And all that I write
Is a grey, grey tune
So pray for me, child
Just for a while
And I might break out, yeah
Pray for me, child
Even a smile
Would do for now
So I'm all alone again
Crawling back home again
Stuck by the phone again
Have I still got you to be my open door?
Have I still got you to be my sandy shore?
Have I still got you to cross my bridge in this storm?
Have I still got you to keep me warm?
If I squeeze my grape
And I drink my wine
If I squeeze my grape
And I drink my wine
Oh, 'cause nothing is lost
It's just frozen in frost
And is opening time
And there's no one in line
But I've still got me to be your open door
I've still got me to be your sandy shore
I've still got me to cross your bridge in this storm
And I've still got me to keep you warm
Warmer than warm, yeah
Warmer than warm, yeah
Warmer than warm, yeah
Warmer than warm, yeah
Warmer than warm, yeah
I've sat on the floor
In a grey, grey room
Where I stay in all day
I don't eat but I play
With this grey, grey food
Desole, if someone is prayin'
Then I might break out
Desole, even if I scream
I can't scream that loud
'Cause I'm all alone again
Crawling back home again
Just stuck by the phone again
Well I've been here before
Sat on a floor
In a grey, grey mood
Where I stay up all night
And all that I write
Is a grey, grey tune
So pray for me, child
Just for a while
And I might break out, yeah
Pray for me, child
Even a smile
Would do for now
So I'm all alone again
Crawling back home again
Stuck by the phone again
Have I still got you to be my open door?
Have I still got you to be my sandy shore?
Have I still got you to cross my bridge in this storm?
Have I still got you to keep me warm?
If I squeeze my grape
And I drink my wine
If I squeeze my grape
And I drink my wine
Oh, 'cause nothing is lost
It's just frozen in frost
And is opening time
And there's no one in line
But I've still got me to be your open door
I've still got me to be your sandy shore
I've still got me to cross your bridge in this storm
And I've still got me to keep you warm
Warmer than warm, yeah
Warmer than warm, yeah
Warmer than warm, yeah
Warmer than warm, yeah
Warmer than warm, yeah
Lyrics submitted by TheMineralRecord
Grey Room Lyrics as written by Damien George Rice
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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A Damien Rice song with a happy ending!
One of my favorites off the new record, it offers a great deal of contrast to some of the other tunes. It also marks the sole instance of the french language on the album (something I actually wish he did more often).
"Desole" is a wonderful french word to which there is no real english equivalent. Roughly translated it means "I'm so terribly sorry", but as a single word and an adverb.
It's kind of the crux of the song when you think about it: an apology to a lover to ask to be let back into their life again.
The difference between the "Have I still got you?" lines and the "But I've still got me" lines marks the realization of an unselfish love. It's about what you can give, not what you can get; that kind of thing.
And it can make you feel warm inside, just having the knowledge of where your heart truly lies...