Track Insight / Lyrics
Camera clicks on a broken sign
Bus fumes taste like copper and time
Room 114 keeps secrets tight
Backseat sleeping, engine light
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Brass key burns in my pocket denim
No lock exists to let me in
Brass key swings from a chain I stole
No door to open, just watch and wait
Neon bleeds through the night so cold
Parking lot seals my wandering fate
Flash captures cracks in stucco walls
Vending machine hums down the hall
Ice machine clanks at three a.m.
No mother calls, no telegram
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Brass key burns in my pocket denim
No lock exists to let me in
Brass key swings from a chain I stole
No door to open, just watch and wait
Neon bleeds through the night so cold
Parking lot seals my wandering fate
Polaroid develops slow and blue
Motel Bible, Gideon glue
Maid knocks once, then walks away
Checkout noon, I cannot stay
Every window holds a life I'll never know
TV flickers, microwave glow
But this key stays heavy in my hand
No door to unlock, no promised land
Brass key swings from a chain I stole
No door to open, just watch and wait
Neon bleeds through the night so cold
Parking lot seals my wandering fate
Morning bus tickets in my fist
Key stays hanging, getting kissed
By sunlight through the dusty glass
Another town, another pass
Brass key swings from a chain I stole
No door to open, just watch and wait
Neon bleeds through the night so cold
Parking lot seals my wandering fate
Brass key, no door, I navigate
Shutter snaps, bus pulls away
