Windowed City

[Intro] Rain on the glass, a soft, slow hum Neon rivers drift where the night goes numb [Verse 1] I stand in the hush of a shadowed room Watching the city breathe in its velvet gloom Windows glow like distant stars escaping time But I’m a quiet note in a crowded rhyme [Pre-Chorus] Footsteps echo on sidewalks far away I count the lights that never blink to say You’re out there dancing in a thousand streams And I’m here, only dreaming in between [Chorus] If the city wakes, will you hear my name? In the pulse of traffic, I’m a ghost in frame I’m here, unseen, in the window’s pale glow Longing for a touch I’ll never know [Verse 2] A taxi sighs, a siren threads the air I trace the stories that live beyond my stare Textured sidewalks hum with a life I can’t touch A chorus of faces I don’t know as much [Pre-Chorus] Every siren carries a rumor of light Every storefront wears a smile I can’t cull tight I measure the distance with silent fingers Between your moment and mine, where loneliness lingers [Chorus] If the city wakes, will you hear my name? In the pulse of traffic, I’m a ghost in frame I’m here, unseen, in the window’s pale glow Longing for a touch I’ll never know [Bridge] The skyline threads a line through the rain A rhythm that passes like a whispered refrain I’m almost there, almost inside the scene But the night keeps me framed and unseen [Chorus] If the city wakes, will you hear my name? In the pulse of traffic, I’m a ghost in frame I’m here, unseen, in the window’s pale glow Longing for a touch I’ll never know [Outro] The room sighs back, the city comes alive I blink, and the distance wears a softer disguise I stay where I am, a quiet witness in the glow Watching, longing, learning the night’s slow flow