Track Insight / Lyrics
I flicker on the pawnshop glass
A red wire hums the evening through
My yellow letters burn and last
While footsteps pass in rain and dew
I watch the evening people pass
With copper keys and cloth wrapped tight
A widow lifts her trembling glass
And strings of silver catch my light
I hum beneath the wooden door
Where dusty shelves are lined with gold
I keep the quiet, keeping score
Of every story left untold
Neon on the window, glowing low
Sing every stranger letting go
Neon on the window, calling deep
Turn me toward the morning's keep
Neon on the window, shine for me
Hold the lost where I can't be
A boy taps coins beside my frame
A silver flute begins to sing
A bridegroom whispers out his name
Then carries home a copper ring
The bell above my doorway rings
A spark of blue runs down my side
I trade my shimmer for small things
And keep the wishes warm inside
Neon on the window, glowing low
Sing every stranger letting go
Neon on the window, calling deep
Turn me toward the morning's keep
Neon on the window, shine for me
Hold the lost where I can't be
The pawnshop clock strikes twelve and stops
A dealer counts a brass guitar
A maple ring holds tears in drops
A child presses hands apart
I blaze beneath the violet dark
A buzzing prayer beneath the glass
Each moth and memory leaves its mark
Then circles where the hours pass
I know the weight of empty hands
The pockets thin as fading light
I know the sound of old brass bands
A music box beneath the night
So when the final lease is gone
I burn the doorway brighter still
I keep the spark beneath the song
And break the dark with stubborn will
At dawn the shutters comb the street
A baker bends beneath my glow
A woman lifts a paired-up seat
And laughs beside the morning snow
The pawnshop door unlocks with heat
My little current runs and glows
I watch the lost become their feet
And follow where the sunrise goes
By dusk another shop stands bare
My red reflection marks the pane
A violin hangs in silver air
A drummer beats against the rain
A stranger ties a charm and wears
The one bright thread I held in trust
Then all the city lights repair
The dark, and scatter glowing dust
Neon on the window, glowing low
Sing every stranger letting go
Neon on the window, calling deep
Turn me toward the morning's keep
Neon on the window, shine for me
Hold the lost where I can't be
Neon on the window, burning bright
Sing every stranger through the night
Neon on the window, raise the sound
Let every lost thing be found
Neon on the window, shine above
Carry every heart I love
Neon on the window, glowing free
Hold the darkness out of me
I burn where broken wishes hide
A blue electric hymn inside
I keep the spark, and keep it wide
I shine the dark, then step aside
