Track Insight / Lyrics
Fog rolls thick past harbor lights
Cabbies trade their ghost stories tonight
Fare from cemetery paid in silver
Cat walks ridges where the cold winds quiver
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Wheels turn slow on cobblestone
Midnight shifts I've always known
Shadow slips across the tile
Pauses just a little while
Black cat slate under hunter's moon
Wet shingles shine like old monsoon
Claws click sharp on chimney stack
Halloween won't ever turn back
Passenger in witch's cloak
Left a scent of woodsmoke
Paid double for the quiet ride
Told me secrets she won't hide
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Wheels turn slow on cobblestone
Midnight shifts I've always known
Shadow slips across the tile
Pauses just a little while
Black cat slate under hunter's moon
Wet shingles shine like old monsoon
Claws click sharp on chimney stack
Halloween won't ever turn back
Radio plays static hymns
Organ notes from burning limbs
Pipe organ rolls through the alley
Cat's green eyes watch me tally
Steering wheel wears thin like bone
This city's secrets I have known
But tonight the air tastes different
Old magic rising, ancient, vivid
Cat looks down with knowing glare
We both belong to midnight air
Black cat slate under hunter's moon
Wet shingles shine like old monsoon
Claws click sharp on chimney stack
Halloween won't ever turn back
Dawn will break the spell apart
But night lives in a driver's core
One more fare, one more street
Cat and me, we own the beat
Black cat slate under hunter's moon
Wet shingles shine like old monsoon
Claws click sharp on chimney stack
Halloween won't ever turn back
Black cat slate, the night's own crown
Silent paws on slate roof down
Meter off, engine cooling down
Black cat slate, the only crown