Chrome gutter holds my dusty wing
Pink neon bleeds on everything
Rain slicks the alley's concrete throat
I flap but nothing moves or floats
Pale wings tangled in electric light
Burning soft through the wet night
No sun here just a buzzing glow
Pale wings got nowhere to go
Hologram ads bleed cyan blue
Reflected in the oil slick too
A taxi hisses past my head
Red taillights paint the alley red
Pale wings tangled in electric light
Burning soft through the wet night
No sun here just a buzzing glow
Pale wings got nowhere to go
Steam rises from a subway grate
Warm air lifts but seals my fate
I ride the draft a heartbeat high
Then crash back down where puddles lie
Pale wings tangled in electric light
Burning soft through the wet night
No sun here just a buzzing glow
Pale wings got nowhere to go
The city hums in minor key
A lullaby for things like me
No camera captures this small death
Just neon gasping its last breath
Dawn creeps in through smog and wire
The signs go dark the buzz expires
My wings unfold one final time
Pale dust returning to the grime
Pale wings tangled in electric light
Burning soft through the wet night
No sun here just a buzzing glow
Pale wings got nowhere to go
Rain hits the pavement slow
Neon signs flicker low
Pale dust on chrome below
