Cassette spine cracks in cold grip
Magnetic ribbon starts to slip
Neon kanji bleeds through drizzle
Taxi meter counts the night alone
Rain writes receipts on windshield glass
Midnight cassette spins so slow
Ghost songs drift where alleys go
No passenger knows the score
Rain keeps time on metal floor
Salaryman pauses at corner light
Umbrella frames the fading white
He presses play on borrowed time
Side B holds what Side A left behind
Driver watches through the mirror glare
Double bass hums from cracked wood
Rhodes piano drips like it should
Muted trumpet moans through night
Old driver smokes in dashboard light
Meter runs whether wheels turn or not
Midnight cassette spins so slow
Ghost songs drift where alleys go
No passenger knows the score
Rain keeps time on metal floor
Rewind stuck on yesterday
Fast forward to tomorrow gray
Play holds the moment that matters
Wet tape turns on battered platters
Dawn breaks gray on Shibuya street
Tape deck ejects with mechanical beat
Driver pockets the worn cassette
Another fare, another regret
Neon don't care who watches it fade
Midnight cassette spins so slow
Ghost songs drift where alleys go
No passenger knows the score
Rain keeps time on metal floor
Midnight cassette spins so slow
Ghost songs drift where alleys go
Vinyl hiss fades on wet asphalt
Needle lifts from magnetic rain
