Walls, floors, Ceilings and Doors

Be considerate 

To those who sleep in

Close the door quietly 

Don't disturb dreaming

The day is closing

The walls are thin

Speak in hushed tones

For the children

Despite loud songs

The coming and going

You can pray on

For peace in you, growing

Through any wall

Any ceiling

Prayers, big or small,

Christ comes, hearing

Walls, floors

Ceilings, doors

Consider

What they're for

Safety, quiet, peace

Loving ties

May love, here, increase

May prayers, here, more rise

I remember being in a room and hearing coughing all night long.  I wanted to cough as well.  The room allowed smoking, but it allowed pets... us. I brought doterra and the smell stopped bothering me.  I think I should have offered it to the neighbor.  

I'm visiting my dad.  He traveled a lot for work and he talked about learning to shut doors quietly.  That was part of what teachers taught in school.  He noticed that the motels were full of door slammers at all hours.  I think certain noises bothered his ear that had little hearing from the war.  Like the neighborhood dogs barking.

He is now blind and nearly deaf.  He works to make sense of noises now. He repeats what I say until he figures out what I am saying. When he complains of hearing noises, now, I think he is just bragging that he hears something.

Through Any Wall

[Verse 1] Be considerate To those who sleep in Close the door quietly Don't disturb dreaming The day is closing The walls are thin Speak in hushed tones For the children [Pre-Chorus] Despite loud songs The coming and going You can pray on For peace in you, growing [Chorus] Through any wall Any ceiling Prayers, big or small Christ comes, hearing Walls, floors Ceilings, doors Consider what they're for Safety, quiet, peace [Verse 2] Loving ties May love, here, increase May prayers, here, more rise In the dark and in the hush The footsteps fade The house still knows A gentle word Can mend what shows [Pre-Chorus] Despite loud songs The coming and going You can pray on For peace in you, growing [Chorus] Through any wall Any ceiling Prayers, big or small Christ comes, hearing Walls, floors Ceilings, doors Consider what they're for Safety, quiet, peace [Bridge] For the ones asleep For the ones awake Let the smallest act Keep the night from breaking [Final Chorus] Through any wall Any ceiling Prayers, big or small Christ comes, hearing Walls, floors Ceilings, doors Consider what they're for Safety, quiet, peace Loving ties May love, here, increase May prayers, here, more rise May prayers, here, more rise