Alchemy

[Verse 1] I saw you through a scratched-up lens At the edge of blue hour Petals stuck to wet cement Like the street had learned to flower You moved and ruined my exposure But the blur said something true Funny how a broken shutter Still knows what to do [Pre-Chorus] I push the night when it’s too thin Pull the sun when it burns through Every frame becomes a mirror Every mirror looks like you [Chorus] Alchemy Light falls down and turns to memory Silver ghosts in the grain of me I push, you pull, till the image breathes Alchemy Your face comes up in the chemistry Soft as plankton in a black sea I push, you pull, then the dark develops me [Verse 2] Rangefinder pressed to my heartbeat Subway wind against your hair Volcanoes sleeping under sidewalks Icicles in the air I caught a stranger mid-expression Like his soul forgot to hide One small click, one human fracture Burning quietly inside [Pre-Chorus] I push the film when the night caves in Pull it back when the highlights bloom Agitate the little ache In a tray under red-room gloom [Chorus] Alchemy Light falls down and turns to memory Silver ghosts in the grain of me I push, you pull, till the image breathes Alchemy Your face comes up in the chemistry Soft as plankton in a black sea I push, you pull, then the dark develops me [Bridge] Developer on my fingers Fixer in the sink Contact sheets on the mattress I don’t know what I think Petals on the negatives Ashes in the flash Projection on the ceiling Trying to make the feeling last [Breakdown] Whisper through the viewfinder Hold still, don’t leave I can’t keep the moment But the moment keeps me [Final Chorus] Alchemy Light falls down and turns to memory Silver ghosts in the grain of me I push, you pull, till the image breathes Alchemy Every frame is a small mercy Broken love in the chemistry I push, you pull, then the dark develops me [Outro] Push the shadows Pull the sky Fix the feeling Watch it dry In the grain In the light Alchemy