[Intro] (Instrumental: moody clean guitar arpeggios, tom-heavy groove, bass swell) [Verse 1] I take the long way up to my door Rust on the rail, cracks on the floor Somebody laughed down on the street Echo still stuck in the soles of my feet My phone is dead, the hallway is cold Every light flickers like it knows [Pre-Chorus] You said the dark is just the same old air But I can feel you standing somewhere there Like a thought I never meant to share [Chorus] You make the night feel heavier Like a secret leaning on my spine You turn the sky a little redder Like a warning sign that I still call a sign If I am lost, you circle like a star Close and far [Verse 2] Coffee gone cold on the window ledge Moonlight splitting on the fire escape edge Sirens bloom and then fall out of tune Traffic sighs underneath the moon Every shadow looks a bit like you Lingering where the light falls through [Pre-Chorus] You said my fears were just a passing phase But I keep tracing your shape in the haze Like a bruise that never quite fades [Chorus] You make the night feel heavier Like a secret leaning on my spine You turn the sky a little redder Like a warning sign that I still call a sign If I am lost, you circle like a star Close and far [Bridge] I keep all your letters in a broken case Folded like apologies I never face Talk myself down, then I call your name Knowing you will drag me through the dark again [Chorus] You make the night feel heavier Like a secret leaning on my spine You turn the sky a little redder Like a warning sign that I still call a sign If I am lost, you circle like a star Close and far [Outro] City hum slips under my skin You are the quiet I am drowning in
