Click the shutter frame the scene
Bus tires hiss on wet concrete
Flashlight cuts through steam so clean
Night guard walks his boring beat
Kettle steam climbs up the wall
Watchman's beam begins to crawl
Copper whistle sings its tune
This midnight kitchen claims the moon
Lens cap off I catch the glow
Rhodium lens reflects the show
Steam writes ghosts on window glass
Kettle screams like broken brass
Kettle steam climbs up the wall
Watchman's beam begins to crawl
Copper whistle sings its tune
This midnight kitchen claims the moon
Fingerprints on chrome handle shine
Guard boot scuffs the linoleum line
Water boils the steam defines
This quiet kitchen becomes mine
No bus fare in denim pocket
Shutter clicks I lock the locket
Flashlight beam checks every socket
Steam rises thick and quick don't stop it
Rhodium prints develop slow
Kettle steam paints shadow shows
Guard nods off his chin drops low
Midnight kitchen starts to glow
Kettle steam climbs up the wall
Watchman's beam begins to crawl
Copper whistle sings its tune
This midnight kitchen claims the moon
Pack the film the night grows thin
Copper whistle calls the wind
Flashlight fades I slip within
Kettle steam remembers when
Kettle steam climbs up the wall
Watchman's beam begins to crawl
Copper whistle sings its tune
This midnight kitchen claims the moon
Steam climbs walls I catch the light
Kettle steam goodbye goodnight