Lyric

The smartphone light reflects against my cheek

Waking up the memories I used to seek

Through the window of an empty train at night

Blurred and swaying city neon light

Back in high school, on the way home every day

I used to stare at life in just the same way

Though the tracks have changed and I’m on a different line

The skyline's still a rhythm, steady and divine

Watching as the scenery begins to flow

Letting go of everything I used to know

Drawing out tomorrow in the dark

Back when every dream still had a spark

City light refrain, spinning in my head

Shining in my chest, where the ghosts are fed

Looking through the glass, through the window of a car

Overlapping dreams that feel so near yet far

How much longer will this rhythm carry on?

This heartbeat of a life until the dawn

The loneliness is something I can learn to love

As the city lights are blurring from above

The version of myself from way back when is gone

I’m a little older now, pushing through the dawn

The weight upon my shoulders grows with every year

But the light is still a comfort, whispering in my ear

Even if the "read" receipt is never gonna show

I hope you're doing well, wherever you may go

In the middle of a night that has no sleep

Opening the window to the secrets that I keep

I can feel the wind against my skin

Hearing voices from the world within

City light refrain, wrapping me so tight

Holding onto me in the middle of the night

In the rearview mirror, catching my reflection

A tired face that's searching for a new direction

The afterglow of dreams, innocent and wild

Is still inside of me, just like a little child

I can't go back and start it all again

But the city lights are leading through the rain

How many days will I repeat this song?

Wandering the places where I feel I don't belong?

But I know that everyone is living just the same

Playing out the parts inside a lonely game

Sometimes letting tears begin to fall

But still we’re walking, standing tall

City light refrain, shine on me tomorrow

Through the little joys and the shadows of the sorrow

Holding all these swaying thoughts inside my chest

Knowing I can walk and put the past to rest

Carving out the "now," the moment that I'm in

Burning every memory beneath my skin

The loneliness, the kindness, and the glow

The city lights are blurring as I go

The train is running through the night again

Heading for a morning past the window pane

City light... City light

Shine on me forever