Midnight on Brickline

[Intro] Streets drip with shadow, neon sighs in rain I walk the line between the siren and the train [Verse 1] Footsteps echo where the gutters learn my name Concrete confessions, secrets carved in flame I wear a hoodie of dusk, a whisper for a crown In this asphalt theater, I’m half in, half down [Pre-Chorus] City breaths slow, I count the chances fade away Time slips in puddles, mirrors catching what I say [Chorus] I move through the dusk with a steady, wary pace Eyes on the horizon where truth wears a tired face If I breathe in the night, I’ll hear what I can’t show I am the heartbeat under the streetlight’s cold glow [Verse 2] Windows glare like witnesses to a dozen scars I trade small lies for something larger in the dark Sirens hum a rhythm that brushes at my sleeve Questions in my pocket, answers they won’t leave [Pre-Chorus] City breaths slow, I count the chances fade away Time slips in puddles, mirrors catching what I say [Chorus] I move through the dusk with a steady, wary pace Eyes on the horizon where truth wears a tired face If I breathe in the night, I’ll hear what I can’t show I am the heartbeat under the streetlight’s cold glow [Bridge] Between the bricks I hear a vow I never spoke aloud A promise to the shadow that watches every crowded crowd [Chorus] I move through the dusk with a steady, wary pace Eyes on the horizon where truth wears a tired face If I breathe in the night, I’ll hear what I can’t show I am the heartbeat under the streetlight’s cold glow [Outro] Softly the rain rewrites the name I used to know Walking on, the city keeps its secrets’ flow