Verse 1]
Streetlights hum a lonesome tune,
Casting shadows in this empty room.
I watch the raindrops slide down the glass,
Counting the hours that never seem to pass.
The clock keeps swinging like a pendulum sigh,
But I’m still rooted while the world walks by.
[Chorus]
Ooooh… I’m stuck in yesterday,
While tomorrow fades away.
The nights get colder, and the silence grows bold,
But I’m dancing with ghosts I can’t let go.
Ooooh… time slips through my hands,
Like whispers through the sand…
And I’m all alone, just waiting on a train
That’ll never come again.
[Verse 2]
The saxophone cries from a neon-lit bar,
While I trace every wrinkle like a battle scar.
I smile to strangers, but they don’t see me,
I’m just another shadow in this old melody.
And every second feels heavier than stone,
When your only company is being alone.
[Chorus]
Ooooh… I’m stuck in yesterday,
While tomorrow fades away.
The nights get colder, and the silence grows bold,
But I’m dancing with ghosts I can’t let go.
Ooooh… time slips through my hands,
Like whispers through the sand…
And I’m all alone, just waiting on a train
That’ll never come again.
[Bridge] (Slow it down, soulful vocal runs)
Can you hear the ticking?
It’s the sound of my youth,
Slipping away while I search for the truth.
I reach for the sky but it’s too far above,
I’m a prisoner of time, and a stranger to love.
[Instrumental Break]
(Saxophone solo over soft upright bass & brushed drums — slow, weeping, with a hint of blues)
[Final Chorus]
Ooooh… I’m stuck in yesterday,
While tomorrow fades away.
The nights get colder, and the silence grows bold,
But I’m dancing with ghosts I can’t let go.
Ooooh… time slips through my hands,
Like whispers through the sand…
And I’m all alone, just waiting on a train
That’ll never come again.
[Outro]
The streetlights fade, the city sleeps…
But I’m still awake, in yesterday’s dreams.
DEAD_MAN
