You snap the stairwell descending slow
Trench coat folded like a letter sent
Fluorescent hum swallows echoes low
Card catalogs sleep on cement
Basement detective dreams in dust
Case files folded rust to rust
No sirens scream no radios buzz
Just quiet clock and covered up
Gum wrappers shine like foil stars
Microfiche reels spin private wars
Your shutter clicks the moment bars
Time held still in basement jars
Basement detective dreams in dust
Case files folded rust to rust
No sirens scream no radios buzz
Just quiet clock and covered up
Wurlitzer chords drift through the vent
Sweet melodic strangely bent
Hofner bass walks indifferent
Snap the frame the moment went
Flash cube pops a tiny sun
Exposes what the dark has done
Negative develops truth revealed
In silver grain the case is sealed
Coat pocket holds a cold coffee cup
Fingerprints dry the print lifted up
You wind the film the lever stuck
Another roll another luck
Basement detective dreams in dust
Case files folded rust to rust
No sirens scream no radios buzz
Just quiet clock and covered up
Bus ticket trembles in your palm
City pops outside bright and calm
Archive breathes a quiet psalm
Detective wakes the spell is gone
Basement detective dreams in dust
Case files folded rust to rust
No sirens scream no radios buzz
Just quiet clock and covered up
Sweet melodic pop vocal ad-libs
Shutter closes basement deep
You ride the bus the city sleeps
