Track Insight / Lyrics
Film canister rattles deep in my coat
Bus ticket stubs folded like paper boats
Rain paints the window with silver strokes
Driver's eyes catch light like polished stones
Shutter snaps the chrome grill gleaming wet
Exposure set for sodium orange haze
Rain taxi rolls through midnight alley
Wheels turn slow on wet cobblestone
Two strangers share a silent valley
Headlights kiss the puddles home
Engine purrs a low reggae rhythm
Night wraps round us like a wool blanket
Meter stopped three blocks back near the market
Vinyl seat holds warmth from afternoon
Rearview mirror shows your camera sparking
Diesel coughs a low and steady tune
Your hands move slow on wheel, no regret
My finger rests on button, caught in gaze
Alley walls breathe steam from grates below
Kanji signs bleed red on dripping brick
Flash cubes spent, I watch the yellow glow
Your wrist turns key, no panic, no trick
Frame holds us both in one dark rectangle
Time stretches slow like bass string vibration
Rain taxi rolls through midnight alley
Wheels turn slow on wet cobblestone
Two strangers share a silent valley
Headlights kiss the puddles home
Engine purrs a low reggae rhythm
Night wraps round us like a wool blanket
Wiper rhythm matches bass line thump
Shutter syncs with engine idle hum
No destination needed, no summit
Just this moment, neither needs to run
Boulevard opens wide past alley mouth
Neon kanji bleeds through dripping glass
Fare forgotten, something deeper, truer
Passes between us as minutes pass
Photo develops slow in chemical bath
Driver nods, I step to wet pavement
Rain taxi rolls through midnight alley
Wheels turn slow on wet cobblestone
Two strangers share a silent valley
Headlights kiss the puddles home
Engine purrs a low reggae rhythm
Night wraps round us like a wool blanket
Rain taxi rolls through midnight alley
Wheels turn slow on wet cobblestone
Shutter clicks, engine sighs
Night rolls on, quiet and deep