Needle on the Shelf

[Intro]
[Verse]
Streetlights hum in D minor
Shadows stretch across the floor
Passing by the corner store
Locked behind that iron door
Used to be our weekly ritual
Now the silence feels habitual
[Pre-Chorus]
Dust on the window pane
Echoes of a soft refrain
I can almost see your face
In this small and hollow space
[Chorus]
Spinning slow
Needle on the shelf
Memories I keep to myself
Small rooms hold the heavy weight
Of everything we said too late
But a flicker in the dark
Still carries that old spark
[Post-Chorus]
Spinning slow
In the glow
Where the ghosts go
[Verse]
Blue Note crates and broken glass
Watching all the taxis pass
You liked the B-side tracks
Before the winter turned to black
Gritty notes in the low end
Missing my oldest friend
[Hook]
Oh, the weight
In the unmarked gate
It’s never too late
To feel that old state
[Chorus]
Spinning slow
Needle on the shelf
Memories I keep to myself
Small rooms hold the heavy weight
Of everything we said too late
But a flicker in the dark
Still carries that old spark
[Bridge]
Trombone stabs the midnight air
Cello weeps because you're there
In the static, in the groove
Waiting for the soul to move
Hope is just a quiet thing
Waiting for the heart to sing
[Solo]
[Verse]
Wurlitzer keys start to fade
Thinking of the plans we made
Empty curbs and city lights
Haunting all my lonely nights
But the rhythm stays the same
Even if I lose the game
[Chorus]
Spinning slow
Needle on the shelf
Memories I keep to myself
Small rooms hold the heavy weight
Of everything we said too late
But a flicker in the dark
Still carries that old spark
[Post-Chorus]
Spinning slow
In the glow
Where the ghosts go
[Outro]