[Verse 1] §hï stumbled out Concrete on the sleeves Breath split short Like torn-up receipts Sirens kept score Voices in the drain Engines shook the block Like a mean red train [Pre-Chorus] But you kept moving Past the brake-light glow Heart on your tongue Still saying, go The crowd stayed behind In a metal glare You left your shadow Halfway on the stair [Chorus] I’m out of the crosswalk (out of the crosswalk) I’m out of the crosswalk I can hear my name I’m not your afterimage (not your afterimage) I’m not your afterimage I break the chain [Verse 2] Your shoes had dust From a bus-stop edge Your hands were shaking On the iron ledge Every window stared Every horn bit hard But you found one door Past the parking yard [Pre-Chorus] And when the noise rose Like a flood in steel You let it pass You didn’t kneel No more running For a stranger’s pace No more getting lost In a borrowed face [Chorus] I’m out of the crosswalk (out of the crosswalk) I’m out of the crosswalk I can hear my name I’m not your afterimage (not your afterimage) I’m not your afterimage I break the chain [Bridge] Take one slow breath Let the sirens fade There’s a quiet road Where your feet can stay No one pulls you Back into the churn You don’t belong there You don’t return [Final Chorus] I’m out of the crosswalk (out of the crosswalk) I’m out of the crosswalk I can hear my name I’m not your afterimage (not your afterimage) I’m not your afterimage I break the chain I’m out of the crosswalk (out of the crosswalk) I’m out of the crosswalk I’m not the same
