The Light Goes Out

(Verse 1)

The porch light’s flickering a rhythm on the wall

I’m waiting for a shadow, or a phantom phone call

But the silence in this kitchen is a heavy kind of loud

It’s funny how you’re lonely when you’re lost inside a crowd.

I’ve got a hundred different "friends" on a glowing glass screen

But not a single soul knows what the quiet parts mean.

(Chorus)

And I’m standing in a ring with no one in my corner

Just a ghost in a gown, a self-appointed mourner

There’s no hand on my shoulder, no "it’s gonna be okay"

Just the North Star watching as I drift further away.

Yeah, the world is spinning fast, but I’m glued to the floor

Fighting battles in a hallway with a locked-up door.

(Verse 2)

I’ve learned to be a master of the "I’m doing fine"

Tracing circles in the dust, just to kill a little time.

If I tripped and I fell, would the pavement even feel it?

If my heart started screaming, would the wind try to conceal it?

They say "reach out a hand," but the air is thin and cold

And I’m tired of being brave, and I’m tired of being old.

(Bridge)

Is there a frequency I’m missing?

A secret code I never learned?

I’m a bridge that’s still standing

But the shores have all been burned.

I’m my own best friend, I’m my own worst enemy

I’m the only one who’s ever gonna keep me company.

(Guitar Solo / Melancholic Down-tempo)

(Chorus)

Still standing in a ring with no one in my corner

Just a ghost in a gown, a self-appointed mourner

There’s no hand on my shoulder, no "it’s gonna be okay"

Just the North Star watching as I drift further away.

(Outro)

No one in my corner...

Just the echo of my shoes.

No one in my corner...

And nothing left to lose.

(Fade out)

The light goes out.

I’m still here.