[Verse 1, falsetto] Midnight on the Gardiner, the skyline in the rearview Every light a memory of a version that I outgrew Old me loved the noise, new me love the clear view City tried to keep me up, I got a home to steer to [Pre-chorus] And the neon calls my name Like it did back in the day But the water's where I pray now Let the lake take the flame [Chorus, soaring falsetto] Neon lake, neon lake Drown the old lights, keep the gold lights Neon lake, neon lake I don't chase the night no more, the night chase me [Verse 2, falsetto] Every empire's got a shadow that it's runnin' from I just built mine facing east so I could watch the mornin' come Glass condos full of lonely at the top, I know the sum Chose the crowded kitchen table over penthouse minimum [Bridge, low sung] They say the city never sleeps That's exactly why I leave Everything I need is breathin' Down the hall from me [Chorus repeat, bigger]
