(Verse 1)
The deadbolt clicks, but the house is still hollow
A suitcase of memories too heavy to follow
She took the warmth, they took the name
Left me the ashes, the cold, and the blame.
The dinner table’s a desert of wood
I’d explain how it broke if I only could
But blood runs thin when the well runs dry
Now I’m just a ghost under a charcoal sky.
(Chorus)
And I’m walking through the static of a life gone gray
Trying to find a reason to stumble through the day
In the machinery of the concrete and the cold
Just a story that’s already been told.
But I’m looking for the break, the spark, the light
To keep the wolves away for just one more night.
(Verse 2)
Double shifts and the steam from the vents
Counting my worth in the dollars and cents
The wind at the bus stop cuts through the coat
While the silence of my father still stings in my throat.
"You’re on your own now," the echo remains
Like the rust on the tracks and the oil in the drains
I’m invisible here, just a blur in the crowd
While the roar of the city is lonely and loud.
(Bridge)
Then it happened today, by the bridge on the square
A sudden burst of color in the smog-heavy air
A stranger’s radio played a song from my youth
And for three short minutes, I forgot the truth.
The sun hit a puddle, a blinding gold flare
And I caught my reflection—I was actually there.
(Chorus - Variation)
It was a glitch in the sorrow, a skip in the beat
A sudden pocket of warmth on a frozen street
In the machinery of the concrete and the cold
I found a little bit of silver for the soul to hold.
Yeah, I caught the break, the spark, the light
To keep the darkness back for just one more night.
(Outro)
The static returns, the gray moves back in
But I remember the place where the colors begin.
Just a glitch in the system.
Just a moment of grace.
Still standing.
Still here.
