Cobblestones bite your matted orange fur
Morning light cuts sharp through shutter blur
No espresso steam yet just the river's breath
You unravel slow a holy mess
Calico dawn you're coming undone
Calico dawn come undone come undone
Altos hum where the cafes sleep
Rome wakes slow but you're already free
Tourist maps don't show where strays congregate
Piazza cracks hold warmth from yesterday
Your ribs count verses no one ever hears
Amen written in shed fur and tears
Nuns once taught you Latin in a fever dream
Now you pray in meows and broken chords
Hail Mary softly breathed on cold morning wind
Grace falls hard on dirty paws and fur
Calico dawn you're coming undone
Calico dawn come undone come undone
Altos hum where the cafes sleep
Rome wakes slow but you're already free
Spring reverb tremolo in your purr
Tube amp warmth on matted altar fur
Shout along refrain we know the words
You're the hymn we didn't write but heard
First spoon clinks ceramic the square wakes up
Aprons tie the shutters bang wide open
You're a saint now in your matted winter coat
Calico dawn you've come undone home
Calico dawn you're coming undone
Calico dawn come undone come undone
Altos hum where the cafes sleep
Rome wakes slow but you're already free
Come undone come undone come undone
Calico dawn calico dawn
Matted angel on the stones
Breath altos coming home