[Verse 1 — female, hushed, intimate] The city's breathing neon through the window glass Two a.m. and my mind's the only thing still awake Streetlights hum a lullaby in amber But my pulse keeps the time the clock won't take [Pre-Chorus — female, rising softly] And I can hear it in the wires And I can feel it in the floor Every sleeper in this city Has a heartbeat like a door [Chorus — female, ethereal soaring, beat opens up] Midnight pulse, midnight pulse The city's got a heartbeat and it's beating just for us Midnight pulse, midnight pulse Every insomniac alive is singing in the dark Turn the lights down, let the rhythm in Midnight pulse — where the night begins [Verse 2 — female, flowing] The refrigerator hums a bassline in the kitchen The highway sounds a distant drum Every street a vein, every window a cell The whole town's a heart that's beating for someone [Pre-Chorus — female, rising softly] And I can hear it in the wires And I can feel it in the floor Every sleeper in this city Has a heartbeat like a door [Chorus — female, full ethereal swell] Midnight pulse, midnight pulse The city's got a heartbeat and it's beating just for us Midnight pulse, midnight pulse Every insomniac alive is singing in the dark Turn the lights down, let the rhythm in Midnight pulse — where the night begins [Bridge — beat strips to soft heartbeat drum, spoken-word, female] Somewhere out there someone else is wide awake Counting the same ceiling, feeling the same ache We've never met, we'll never know But we're keeping time together in the afterglow One... two... three... four... That's not a drum — that's a heart, that's yours [Verse 3 — female, building] So if you're lonely in the low hours If the quiet's got you counting cracks Put your hand against the window And feel the whole town pulse you back [Final Chorus — female, soaring, full atmospheric swell] Midnight pulse, midnight pulse The city's got a heartbeat and it's beating just for us Midnight pulse, midnight pulse Every insomniac alive is singing in the dark Turn the lights down, let the rhythm in Midnight pulse — where the night begins [Outro — clean electric guitar, atmospheric pads, soft heartbeat drum fading] Where the night begins... Where the night begins... [Heartbeat slows... one final tap... silence]
