Dusk-Colored Company

[Intro] Moonlight on a weathered porch, the town yawns awake in shadows A silhouette of memory leans close, whispering names I barely know [Verse 1] The room smells of woodsmoke and old regrets, a glass of night in my hand Sweet solitude sits at the table, bitter coffee in the sand Footsteps of the past pace the floorboards, counting every fault I hid I talk to the quiet and it talks back, about the roads I didn’t bid [Chorus] Come ride with me, dusk-colored friend, through the corners of my doubt We ride the creaking rails of longing, where the lonely voices shout If the stars blink in sympathy, I’ll borrow their fading light Stay a while, stay a while, till the morning steals the night [Verse 2] Your laughter tastes like honeyed dust, your sigh a salted breeze The landscape of my heart unravels slow, braided with memories I steady the bottle with a trembling hand, count blessings I once knew But the quiet drifts in sweeter when you’re there, and bitter when you’re through [Chorus] Come ride with me, dusk-colored friend, through the corners of my doubt We ride the creaking rails of longing, where the lonely voices shout If the stars blink in sympathy, I’ll borrow their fading light Stay a while, stay a while, till the morning steals the night [Bridge] Night wind hums a lullaby, a clockwork crow on the sill Two shadows share this breath between us, a pact we kept so still We trade a smile for sorrow’s weight, a harbor for this ghostly crew In the hush of midnight’s mercy, I’m not as scared of me as I was of you [Chorus] Come ride with me, dusk-colored friend, through the corners of my doubt We ride the creaking rails of longing, where the lonely voices shout If the stars blink in sympathy, I’ll borrow their fading light Stay a while, stay a while, till the morning steals the night [Outro] When dawn cracks the blinds, I’ll nod to the chair and bid the night adieu But the company of solitude remains, a patient, patient truth