Zelda

[Intro]
[Warm electric guitar lick, relaxed live drum pocket enters]
[Verse 1]
The glass on the shelf rattles from the morning train
She ignores the weather, walking straight into the rain
A stack of old bills sitting right by the keys
She doesn't hide them, doesn't get down on her knees
She pulls her boots tight, steps into the cold
With a grip on the wheel that never loses hold
[Pre-Chorus]
The loud talk softens when she steps through the door
Like a heavy anchor dropping straight to the floor
[Chorus]
Zelda stands where the river runs deep
In the five AM blue that the city can't keep
The exact same shade as the heart of a spark
Before the wood burns down and the room goes dark
They look for the bend but she holds the line
Leaving nothing but a footprint in the dust behind
[Verse 2]
She works the old lathe until the iron gives way
With grease on her wrists at the end of the day
She talks about the harbor like she's already there
A sharp, sudden heat in the freezing air
When the generator died and the kitchen went blind
She found the matches without looking behind
[Chorus]
Zelda stands where the river runs deep
In the five AM blue that the city can't keep
The exact same shade as the heart of a spark
Before the wood burns down and the room goes dark
They look for the bend but she holds the line
Leaving nothing but a footprint in the dust behind
[Bridge]
[Music strips back to Rhodes piano and bass]
There's an unread book on her wooden desk
And a line of wet ink in an arabesque
An ocean-deep indigo drying on her skin
That's where the city ends and the wild lands begin
[Chorus]
[Full band returns with soft horn swell]
Zelda stands where the river runs deep
In the five AM blue that the city can't keep
The exact same shade as the heart of a spark
Before the wood burns down and the room goes dark
They look for the bend but she holds the line
Leaving nothing but a footprint in the dust behind
[Outro]
[Guitar fades out slowly over a steady groove]
Just a footprint left behind
She holds the line
In the five AM blue
Zelda
[End]

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[Intro] [Warm electric guitar lick, relaxed live drum pocket enters] [Verse 1] The glass on the shelf rattles from the morning train She ignores the weather, walking straight into the rain A stack of old bills sitting right by the keys She doesn't hide them, doesn't get down on her knees She pulls her boots tight, steps into the cold With a grip on the wheel that never loses hold [Pre-Chorus] The loud talk softens when she steps through the door Like a heavy anchor dropping straight to the floor [Chorus] Zelda stands where the river runs deep In the five AM blue that the city can't keep The exact same shade as the heart of a spark Before the wood burns down and the room goes dark They look for the bend but she holds the line Leaving nothing but a footprint in the dust behind [Verse 2] She works the old lathe until the iron gives way With grease on her wrists at the end of the day She talks about the harbor like she's already there A sharp, sudden heat in the freezing air When the generator died and the kitchen went blind She found the matches without looking behind [Chorus] Zelda stands where the river runs deep In the five AM blue that the city can't keep The exact same shade as the heart of a spark Before the wood burns down and the room goes dark They look for the bend but she holds the line Leaving nothing but a footprint in the dust behind [Bridge] [Music strips back to Rhodes piano and bass] There's an unread book on her wooden desk And a line of wet ink in an arabesque An ocean-deep indigo drying on her skin That's where the city ends and the wild lands begin [Chorus] [Full band returns with soft horn swell] Zelda stands where the river runs deep In the five AM blue that the city can't keep The exact same shade as the heart of a spark Before the wood burns down and the room goes dark They look for the bend but she holds the line Leaving nothing but a footprint in the dust behind [Outro] [Guitar fades out slowly over a steady groove] Just a footprint left behind She holds the line In the five AM blue Zelda [End]

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