Leather creaks on frozen stone
Breath clouds rise where he has gone
Case file tucked beneath his arm
Winter bites but keeps him warm
I click the moment into glass
Time stops moving when I pass
Detective walks through midnight rain
My lens remembers every stain
Cobblestones hold cigarette ash
Orange ember sudden flash
He pauses where the alley bends
Fingerprints on invisible friends
I click the moment into glass
Time stops moving when I pass
Detective walks through midnight rain
My lens remembers every stain
My shutter eye sees what he misses
Steam rising from storm drain kisses
A glove dropped near a blue door frame
No one calls it by its name
Silver salt waits in the dark
Latent images leave their mark
Chemicals will make them real
Truth develops on the reel
Morning comes on rubber soles
Paper cups and folding poles
He walks away without a word
Only pigeons overheard
I click the moment into glass
Time stops moving when I pass
Detective walks through midnight rain
My lens remembers every stain
I ride the bus in backpack shade
Negatives of choices made
Developer will show the scene
Cleanest truth this city's seen
I click the moment into glass
Time stops moving when I pass
Detective walks through midnight rain
My lens remembers every stain
Every stain
Every stain
Frame advances story ends
Winter breaks the light extends