Click the shutter on the rain
Watch the blue light hit the drain
I found brass inside the grit
Where the midnight lanterns lit
A heavy key without a door
Sinking deep into the floor
Wait for a lock that fits the gold
A secret story yet untold
Walk the alley in the mist
Cold wind gives a sudden twist
You were leaning on the wall
Watching silver raindrops fall
A heavy key without a door
Sinking deep into the floor
Wait for a lock that fits the gold
A secret story yet untold
Check the focus on the lens
Where the city concrete ends
Hold the metal in your palm
Keep the shaking spirit calm
Cold iron taste on a winter tongue
Where the heavy bells are swung
Wrong turn taken on the street
Where the salt and water meet
Flash the bulb to see the street
Soggy leather on our feet
Turn the metal in the air
Find a lock that isn't there
A heavy key without a door
Sinking deep into the floor
Wait for a lock that fits the gold
A secret story yet untold
Capture snapshots of the night
Under pale and humming light
Keep the brass inside the case
Till we find a hidden place
A heavy key without a door
Sinking deep into the floor
Wait for a lock that fits the gold
A secret story yet untold
Just one gold key.
Keep the gold key.
(Final heavy thump)
