Neon Static

[Intro]
[Verse]
Concrete wet beneath my feet
Empty lot on Seventh Street
Neon flickering a broken C
Wishing you were here with me
But you're three thousand miles out west
With a heavy heart inside my chest
I couldn't say the words I meant
Now I'm paying for the time we spent
[Pre-Chorus]
Social static in my brain
Blurry halos through the rain
I stayed quiet when you cried
Buried everything inside
[Chorus]
Cold soda on a bench (yeah)
Feeling every inch
Of the distance
You left for a better life
I’m just cutting with a dull knife
Cracked voice in the dark
Left a shadow on your heart
Yeah, I know I let you go
More than you will ever know
[Post-Chorus]
Rain on the asphalt (it's my fault)
Static in the salt (it's my fault)
Everything is closed now
Try to breathe somehow
[Verse]
Found a ticket in my coat
A ghost note I never wrote
Front row at the show last May
Before the panic got in the way
I froze up in the crowded room
Sealed our love inside a tomb
You needed space to finally breathe
I just watched you pack to leave
[Chorus]
Cold soda on a bench (yeah)
Feeling every inch
Of the distance
You left for a better life
I’m just cutting with a dull knife
Cracked voice in the dark
Left a shadow on your heart
Yeah, I know I let you go
More than you will ever know
[Bridge]
Music box is winding down
Quiet ghost in a suburban town
Strip mall lights are turning grey
Watching all the colors fade away
Was it me or was it us?
Turning gold into the rust
I’m sorry for the silence
My head is full of violence
[Verse]
Shadows on the dollar store
I don't want to fight no more
Every streetlight looks the same
Whispering your hollow name
I’m a wreck and you’re a star
Wondering just where you are
If you're sleeping in the light
While I'm walking through the night
[Chorus]
Cold soda on a bench (yeah)
Feeling every inch
Of the distance
You left for a better life
I’m just cutting with a dull knife
Cracked voice in the dark
Left a shadow on your heart
Yeah, I know I let you go
More than you will ever know
[Post-Chorus]
Rain on the asphalt (it's my fault)
Static in the salt (it's my fault)
Everything is closed now
Try to breathe somehow
[Outro]