A Shape in the Noise

A coin turns slow in a paper cup The room leans in, the ceiling slips up I count the cracks where the cold gets through One for the ache, one more for you Cut the cord, keep the spark Leave a mark inside the dark Bent-time feet on a borrowed floor I lose the beat, then I want it more Stay near, stay clear, don't fade away Your name makes a shape that the noise can't erase Come back, come bright, come out of the blue The world goes strange, but I return to you A window coughs, the hallway rings Tin-can thunder with paper wings I trade my sleep for a counterfeit sun Miss every exit, still I run Stay near, stay clear, don't fade away Your name makes a shape that the noise can't erase Come back, come bright, come out of the blue The world goes strange, but I return to you No straight line, no clean design A broken clock keeps better time Under the floor, under the skin A little silence lets me in Stay near, stay clear, don't fade away Your name makes a shape that the noise can't erase Come back, come bright, come out of the blue The world goes strange, but I return to you The tape runs thin, the windows hum The last small light forgets to come I leave the door without goodbye And hear your melody multiply