Track Insight / Lyrics
Cold grate of dawn, so still, so dark
Pavement cold beneath my skin
You slink like smoke through empty streets
Whispers 'round the trash and broken dreams
Neon puddles, rain-streaked windows reflect
The mirror of the city's bitter heat
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In alleys worn by strangers' feet
You curl up tight, a shadow, neat
Your fur of matted gray and gold
A heart of bronze against the cold
Oh gutter angel, fierce and true
Guarding secrets 'neath the neon too
Midnight patron of the lost and damned
Bearing witness to the city's shame
I pass you by with wicker in hand
Sweat-stained bags your midnight stand
You watch me with your piercing stare
As rain creates a rhythmic prayer
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In alleys worn by strangers' feet
You curl up tight, a shadow, neat
Your fur of matted gray and gold
A heart of bronze against the cold
Oh gutter angel, fierce and free
Guarding secrets 'neath the city's glee
Midnight sentinel of alleys wide
Watching over souls with pride
In neon-bathed back alleys dark
You are the mistress of the spark
Flickering shadows dance on walls
As your watchful gaze enthralls
Oh gutter angel, fierce and true
Guarding secrets 'neath the neon too
Midnight patron of the lost and loved
Bearing witness to the city's heart
Rain subsides, the dawn breaks through
Pavement warms, the world anew
You slink away, unseen by day
Forever the guardian of the neon way
