LOT ZERO

They came with empty boxes And held them to their hearts A hammer hit the table A hundred hands went up A man paid for an apology A woman paid for "stay" I watched them take their purchases And carry them away It's mine until I say it Mine until I do You can put a price on silence I won't sell mine to you It's mine until I say it Let your hammer fall You can hear me breathing But you haven't heard it all The woman named a number The hands went up again I hadn't found the words myself But they were buying them Was it love or was it leaving? I couldn't tell just yet They wanted me to choose a word So they could take it next It's mine until I say it Mine until I do You can put a price on silence I won't sell mine to you It's mine until I say it Let your hammer fall You can hear me breathing But you haven't heard it all The hammer rose above me She asked me for my word A hundred hands reached for the box And waited to be heard NO! It's mine until I say it Mine until I do You can put a price on silence I won't sell mine to you It's mine until I say it Let your hammer fall You can hear me breathing But you haven't heard it all I took the box with me