The Midnight Index

[Intro]
[Verse]
The clock hits two
The lights are blue
I find a clue
In section W
Dust on my sleeve
Hard to believe
I never want to leave
On this quiet eve
[Chorus]
I’m building rhymes with spines
Crossing all the lines
Where the wild things are
Under a paper star
But the chair is cold
Story’s getting old
Without my ginger friend
To wait for the end
[Verse]
"Great Expectations"
"Lost Generations"
"Silent Vibrations"
New constellations
I miss your purr
The orange blur
A soft patch of fur
A memory to stir
[Pre-Chorus]
The organ hums a low G
Exactly where I should be
I’m talking to the shelf
Just to please myself
[Chorus]
I’m building rhymes with spines
Crossing all the lines
Where the wild things are
Under a paper star
But the chair is cold
Story’s getting old
Without my ginger friend
To wait for the end
[Bridge]
The shaker clicks like rain
A soft and steady pain
I put "Ulysses" near "The Sun"
Until the work is done
I left a saucer by the door
On the polished wooden floor
I don't need anymore
[Verse]
"To the Lighthouse"
"In the White House"
"Quiet as a Mouse"
In this hollow house
I shift the weight
It’s getting late
I seal our fate
I'll just have to wait
[Chorus]
I’m building rhymes with spines
Crossing all the lines
Where the wild things are
Under a paper star
But the chair is cold
Story’s getting old
Without my ginger friend
To wait for the end
[Outro]