Formica Ghosts

[Intro]
[Verse]
Headlights cut the hollow dark
Parked by the silent park
The diner's windows boarded tight
Under the heavy moon tonight
I watch the shadows pass
Across the broken glass
[Pre-Chorus]
The neon sign is cold
The story’s getting old
But I still see the light
Hidden from my sight
[Chorus]
Cracked Formica and burnt brew
I was sitting there with you
Your elbow resting on the edge
Like a silent sacred pledge
Now the dust has settled deep
In the promises we couldn't keep
[Post-Chorus]
Burnt brew
Just you
In the gray
Fading away
[Verse]
You laughed until you choked
On the words we never spoke
The coffee burned your tongue
When we were brave and young
Now the paint is peeling slow
Where we had nowhere left to go
[Pre-Chorus]
The memories start to bloom
In this empty gravel room
I reach out for your hand
In a ghost-filled land
[Chorus]
Cracked Formica and burnt brew
I was sitting there with you
Your elbow resting on the edge
Like a silent sacred pledge
Now the dust has settled deep
In the promises we couldn't keep
[Bridge]
The cello starts to swell
Like a ringing silver bell
I trace the ghost of skin
Where the light is getting thin
The road is long and wide
With no one by my side
[Verse]
Brushed snare sounds like sighs
Underneath the charcoal skies
I shift the gear to drive
Just to feel a bit alive
The town is small and grey
Since you went another way
[Chorus]
Cracked Formica and burnt brew
I was sitting there with you
Your elbow resting on the edge
Like a silent sacred pledge
Now the dust has settled deep
In the promises we couldn't keep
[Post-Chorus]
Burnt brew
Just you
In the gray
Fading away
[Outro]