Black Roof (Rough Recording) by Henri Green published on 2018-02-15T20:16:33Z SURPRISE. Things were getting a little stale around here. I wrote this back in 2015, just before starting uni and realised that even though I sing and play this song all the time, I've never once shared it online with my followers, so here you go! This is Black Roof, in which the ruthless worries that keep you awake at night are personified as troublesome ghosties. LYRICS: At night, when the earth has gone still, There's a house on the top of a hill in mind With the roof painted black, The walls and the windows to hide all the dirt and the cracks And with shelves full of dust That I once cleaned every morning No, I cannot adjust When change is always dawning At night, when the sky has gone dark Filling with stars as the moon turns away and the bark Curls away from the trees As I plead for mercy, I'm up and then down on my knees And they walk through the walls They ascend absent stairways And they cry in the halls Keeping sweet dreams at bay I can't mute the static I can't breathe in this air I've been cleaning my attic But the ghosts don't seem to care They remain; banging my old pots and pans Howling and screaming as loud as they can And again, I can do nothing but weep 'Cos I can't stand the noise and I just want to sleep Just want to sleep At night, when the earth has gone still. Genre Folk & Singer-Songwriter Comment by Brightsong I’m going crazy trying to find chords for this song! It’s so good! I’d love to learn how to play it!!! 2020-09-03T04:30:46Z Comment by sailingCartoonist_413 I can’t find any chords for it online! Is there any way you could possibly post some? I’m sure a lot of us would appreciate it! <3 2019-11-05T16:08:21Z Comment by Supreme_Saltine i had this stuck in my head forever and went nuts trying to find it again 2019-09-19T03:03:17Z Comment by マルコ・ブルワー huh. 2019-04-02T01:38:07Z Comment by Arthur Holmes-Brown This is an awesome song. 2018-02-27T06:20:31Z Comment by Eruminyen Can we use it to a YouTube video? 2018-02-21T18:19:30Z Comment by plushii This is soooo cool!!! 2018-02-19T18:36:36Z Comment by Meep omg,, this is really lovely <33 you've gained a follower ♥ 2018-02-18T21:56:17Z