56k Constellations

[Intro]
[Verse]
The shop is finally closed
The neon signs are exposed
Blue slushie in my hand
Static across the land
Rain hits the parking lot
This is all I've got
[Pre-Chorus]
Hear the modem start to scream
Entering a digital dream
Wait for the handshake light
We own the dark tonight
[Chorus]
Glowing in the CRT green
Living inside of a screen
Draw me a star in the sky
Don't let the signal die
Connect through the 56k
Wait for the words you say
[Post-Chorus]
Don't let the signal die
Don't let the signal die
Star in the digital sky
Star in the digital sky
[Verse]
You send a sketch of the Bear
I feel you breathe in the air
Pixelated lines of gold
Stories that we never told
Username flashes on screen
Brightest thing I've ever seen
[Chorus]
Glowing in the CRT green
Living inside of a screen
Draw me a star in the sky
Don't let the signal die
Connect through the 56k
Wait for the words you say
[Bridge]
The future was supposed to be
More than just this mystery
Lost in a mall from the past
How long can this magic last?
If the phone line starts to ring
We might lose everything
[Verse]
Stacking the cartridges high
Dreaming of a digital sky
They don't see the secret spark
Hiding here inside the dark
I'm just a clerk in their eyes
Where the analog spirit dies
[Hook]
Handshake in the dark
Handshake in the dark
Waiting for the spark
Waiting for the spark
[Chorus]
Glowing in the CRT green
Living inside of a screen
Draw me a star in the sky
Don't let the signal die
Connect through the 56k
Wait for the words you say
[Outro]