red and blue light
shakes her side to side
watch her silhouette dance
pockets hold my hands back
police siren singing
edith’s songs
i want to know you well
we just get along
could we just get alone
I don’t know why I like this city like i do
I know we grow towards our homes
but then what’s the deal with you
she’s still a stranger
and she don’t like our noise
but the cars & cries keep me company at night
and the cops take notes
and the boys run off
and she pleads “let’s go”
and i say “don’t rush”
is there a way to know what’s important
is there a way to know if it’s now
do we get to change our minds about the things we keep dragging around
making it harder to say
making it harder to ask
I just like you ok
would you just stick around
sirens sing me goodnight
the day is too quiet to take
shouldn’t this sound wake me up
alarms sound just like her name
so you don’t need to ask me
before you act it out
i’ll always stop myself
waiting to let down
waiting to let down