The Night Line

[Intro]
[Verse]
Midnight bus, blue light glow
Riding lines I used to know
Windows blurred with city rain
Tapping patterns on the pane
I’m just a ghost in a denim coat
Keeping these old dreams afloat
Counting stops like rosary beads
Planting ghosts instead of seeds
[Pre-Chorus]
The engine hums a low A-minor tune
Underneath a pale and hollow moon
I’m catching shadows in the glass
Watching my reflections pass
[Chorus]
High up in the branches, I was king
Now I’m just a bird with a broken wing
From the oak tree to the night line
Searching for a faded sign
Lost in the drift, lost in the hum
Waiting for the light to come
[Verse]
I remember splinters in my palms
Climbing up to find the calm
Wooden boards and rusted nails
Reading all those fairy tales
Now the 808 is kicking deep
Waking secrets from their sleep
The city’s just a bigger cage
Turning over every page
[Bridge]
Maybe I’m just stalling for some time
Trying to find a reason or a rhyme
For the things I left behind the fence
The past don’t ever make much sense
But there’s a flicker in the dark
A tiny, glowing, hopeful spark
[Verse]
Next stop is the one I dread
Voices ringing in my head
The bus driver doesn't know my name
But we’re playing the same game
Drifting through the concrete maze
Living in a purple haze
I might just ride until the end
Around the river, 'round the bend
[Chorus]
High up in the branches, I was king
Now I’m just a bird with a broken wing
From the oak tree to the night line
Searching for a faded sign
Lost in the drift, lost in the hum
Waiting for the light to come
[Post-Chorus]
Wait for the light
Yeah, it’s alright
Just a little more night
Just a little more night
[Outro]