[Verse 1] Stumbled out past broken fences Shoelace dragging in the dust Breath all tangled in the quiet Hands still shaking from the rush Concrete claw marks on my jacket Red eyes blinking, traffic ghosts Every echo on my back still Every billboard in my bones [Chorus] I’m off the city’s beat Can’t hear its hungry teeth Sirens fading out behind me Like someone else’s dream I’m off the city’s beat Heart learning how to breathe If I don’t belong to that rhythm Maybe it belongs to me [Verse 2] Gravel crunches like a whisper Far-off towers start to blur Neon memories in my ribcage Dull and distant, out of word Found a ditch of wild clover Oil stains in the summer heat Laid my body in the grasses Let them cancel out the street [Chorus] I’m off the city’s beat Can’t hear its hungry teeth Sirens fading out behind me Like someone else’s dream I’m off the city’s beat Heart learning how to breathe If I don’t belong to that rhythm Maybe it belongs to me [Bridge] Was I a gear or just a ghost? (hey) Just a name stuck to a door? If I don’t know who I am yet At least I know I’m not there anymore [Chorus] I’m off the city’s beat Can’t hear its hungry teeth Sirens fading out behind me Like someone else’s dream I’m off the city’s beat Heart learning how to breathe If I don’t belong to that rhythm Maybe it belongs to me
