Track Insight / Lyrics
Tokens rust in pocket deep
Stairs descend where shadows sleep
Map unfolds from eighty-two
Ink lines hold the avenue
Paper city glows beneath
Fluorescent breath and grinding teeth
Routes connect where strangers meet
Folded world fits in my seat
Lexington runs sharp and clean
Q train hums through buried scene
Camera catches platform light
Silver halide steals the night
Paper city glows beneath
Fluorescent breath and grinding teeth
Routes connect where strangers meet
Folded world fits in my seat
Conductor nods through smeared glass
Three AM lets moments pass
No transfer slips, no turnstile chime
Just rhythm counting down the time
Paper city glows beneath
Fluorescent breath and grinding teeth
Routes connect where strangers meet
Folded world fits in my seat
Old man reads a folded page
Coffee steams in wire cage
Our eyes lock, a silent trade
Two nomads where the rails are laid
Shutter snaps the in-between
Where borough lines dissolve unseen
No destination, just the ride
City breathing open wide
Dawn bleeds pink through grated sky
Map refolds as trains rush by
Negative holds what eyes release
Paper city, brief peace
Paper city glows beneath
Fluorescent breath and grinding teeth
Routes connect where strangers meet
Folded world fits in my seat
Paper city, mine to keep
Paper city, mine to keep
Shutter clicks, the map stays folded
Train pulls out, dawn unveiled
