Track Insight / Lyrics
Walking the perimeter, rain on my shoulders
Neon reflects in the puddles like scripture
Breath clouds the air where the halo-light glows
Counting the hours till the morning wind blows
Steel ribs hum with a low hymn tune
Felt dampers soften the piano's croon
Saxophone muted in brass and in blue
Night shifts the key like it always knew
Under the neon canopy, we hold the line
Rain writes its gospel on concrete and brine
Altos remember the notes that we knew
Night city breathing, exhaling with you
Hologram saints flicker above the dumpster
Choir robes traded for kevlar and bluster
Latin responses rise from the grate steam
Kyrie eleison in a diesel dream
Brush snare murmurs on cymbal and skin
Walking the bass where the low notes begin
Upright piano with felt on the strings
Sanctuary found in the worst of things
Under the neon canopy, we hold the line
Rain writes its gospel on concrete and brine
Altos remember the notes that we knew
Night city breathing, exhaling with you
Flashlight beam cuts through the vapor and grime
Marking the rhythm of borrowed time
Radio static sings counterpoint clear
Sanctus bell ringing in the rear-view mirror
Under the neon canopy, we hold the line
Rain writes its gospel on concrete and brine
Altos remember the notes that we knew
Night city breathing, exhaling with you
Pews made of crates where the drifters all kneel
Confession booth built from rusted steel
Absolution drips from the fire escape
Grace found in the form that the alley takes
Under the neon canopy, we hold the line
Rain writes its gospel on concrete and brine
Altos remember the notes that we knew
Night city breathing, exhaling with you
Dawn cracks the horizon with pale gold thread
Night shift ends, the holy and dead
Badge set down on the kitchen table
Hymn hummed soft as the world stabilizes
Under the neon canopy, we held the line
Rain wrote its gospel on concrete and brine
Altos remember the notes that we knew
Night city breathing, exhaled with you
Felt dampers lift. The silence stays.
Felt dampers lift. The silence stays.