[Verse 1]
I wait for the traffic to fade
For the last train to pass through town
For the televisions to go dark
And the curtains to come down
That’s when the walls stop listening
That’s when my thoughts get names
That’s when the night hands me back
The hours nobody claims
[Pre-Chorus]
No expectations
No audience
No version of me to maintain
[Chorus]
I come alive when the city disappears
When every window closes
And nobody’s here
When the clocks move slower
And the silence knows my name
I belong to the hours
Nobody claims
[Verse 2]
The streetlights paint the pavement gold
The moon hangs over empty roads
And somewhere people I will never meet
Are carrying their own heavy loads
Somebody’s falling apart tonight
Somebody’s falling in love
Somebody’s staring at a bedroom ceiling
Begging for a sign from above
And somehow that comforts me
[Pre-Chorus]
Because for a moment
We’re all awake together
Just separately
[Chorus]
I come alive when the city disappears
When every window closes
And nobody’s here
When the clocks move slower
And the silence knows my name
I belong to the hours
Nobody claims
[Bridge]
Morning wants answers
Night only asks questions
Maybe that’s why I stay
The dark never demands
That I become somebody
It just lets me remain
[Final Chorus]
I come alive when the city disappears
When the world stops performing
And everything is clear
When the masks get heavy
And the truth slips through the frame
I belong to the hours
Nobody claims
The lost hours
The quiet hours
The hours nobody claims
Rin
