Lyric

Amber lights take a quiet breath

Only the edges of night float on the street corner

Coat tails slide over cobblestones

Passing shadows shave away the time

Thin smoke draws a white line

Unraveling to the sky before words can reach

When the night breeze brushes my shoulder, steals my hair

The name I swallowed warms my chest

A tiny light flickers deep inside

Too fragile to touch, unknown to anyone

Hesitation rains tonight, lights turn into stars

Silence alone rings brighter than any voice

Hesitation rains tonight, I hold my breath and pray

Hesitation rains, I can’t rewind

Even loneliness is softly colored

Past films flicker in the shop window

Laughing silhouettes sway on the glass

At the intersection, red lights stitch

The distant future quietly back together

Signals flip in a fleeting blue

My heartbeat bounces, unsure of where to go

The tiny heat left on the cigarette tip

Locks away the unsaid words in ash

Hesitation rains tonight, lights melt into the rain

The scent of memory burns my fingertips

Hesitation rains tonight, dreams and eyelids soaked

Hesitation rains, can’t say goodbye

Stairs lead me to the dawn

Hesitation rains tonight, the sky tinged with smoke

Words unsaid flow from the gaps of light and shadow

Hesitation rains tonight, my heartbeat overtakes silence

Hesitation rains, still in my mind

Lights blur in my eyes

Words still sleep in the night’s pocket

Quiet wind carries the smoke away