Quiet Hum of the City

[Intro] Soft streets glow in amber, a quiet neon sigh I trace my heartbeat in the hum of passing cars [Verse 1] Crowded by millions, yet I feel a single thread A porchlight in the window of my own quiet head Sirens thread the skyline, a chorus faint and brave I’m threaded to the city, but I’m learning to behave [Chorus] I am here among the crowd, yet wandering inside Belonging is a map I redraw with every light The highway breathes beside me, I listen and I breathe Alone in the vast chorus, I have room to believe [Verse 2] Glass towers glow like a diary written in rain I hear my own thoughts echo off a distant pane If I reach out to the night, will warmth meet my skin Or will the streetlight's glow tell me I’m still within [Pre-Chorus] Footsteps scatter like stars across a pane of night I hold two truths: I’m seen, I’m left to my own light [Chorus] I am here among the crowd, yet wandering inside Belonging is a map I redraw with every light The highway breathes beside me, I listen and I breathe Alone in the vast chorus, I have room to believe [Bridge] Between the sirens and the quiet, a soft agreement grows That solitude can be a shelter when the city softly knows [Chorus] I am here among the crowd, yet wandering inside Belonging is a map I redraw with every light The highway breathes beside me, I listen and I breathe Alone in the vast chorus, I have room to believe [Outro] The night keeps turning pages of the life I’m learning to be A quiet pulse, a distant crowd, and a home inside of me