Copper foil holds red and blue
Artist tangled waking new
Lead lines map the streets I knew
Sun pays fare in gold and blue
Meter clicks at dawn first glow
Wheels turn slow where shadows go
No receipt for what we show
Light collects what shadows owe
Fare of light fare of light
Morning cuts the heavy night
Taxi meter reads in hue
Glass collects the toll from you
Fare of light fare of light
Rain tap taps on attic roof
Driver hands are weather proof
Solder joints hold vapor truth
Sun pays fare in golden proof
Meter clicks at dawn first glow
Wheels turn slow where shadows go
No receipt for what we show
Light collects what shadows owe
Fare of light fare of light
Morning cuts the heavy night
Taxi meter reads in hue
Glass collects the toll from you
Fare of light fare of light
Passenger in dust and time
Pays in spectrum pays in rhyme
No change given no spare dime
Light exacts its price in prime
Engine hums in prism gear
Shift to red when blue draws near
No breakdowns that the driver fears
Morning runs on colored steering
Fare of light fare of light
Morning cuts the heavy night
Taxi meter reads in hue
Glass collects the toll from you
Fare of light fare of light
Route ends where the attic bends
ride starts where darkness ends
Meter stops the
