Silver Silence

[Intro]

[Verse]
The ice melts slow in a crystal bell
While shadows trace the curves of the stairwell
The waiter moves like a ghost in tweed
Giving every hollow heart exactly what they need
A velvet curtain pulls across the moon
To the humming of a low and dusty tune

[Verse]
You tilt your glass and the amber glows
Watching how the heavy conversation flows
The lady in the corner counts her rings
While the piano man forgets the songs he sings
We are all just strangers in a rented room
Breathing in the scent of aged perfume

[Chorus]
And the city is a puzzle missing pieces tonight
Buried in the folds of the dim electric light
We are wandering through the chords we never planned
Tracing out the map upon a trembling hand
Just a sudden movement in the quiet air
Finding all the answers that were never there

[Bridge]
The clock on the wall is a liar with a face
Trying to keep us in a structured place
But the melody breaks where the logic ends
Around the jagged corners where the spirit bends
No more rehearsing for the coming day
Let the silver silence have the final say

[Verse]
The streetlamps flicker like a tired thought
Counting up the battles that were never fought
We lean into the motion of the swing
Ignoring every bell the morning tries to ring
Just a temporary pulse in the urban sprawl
Writing secret codes upon the mahogany wall

[Chorus]
And the city is a puzzle missing pieces tonight
Buried in the folds of the dim electric light
We are wandering through the chords we never planned
Tracing out the map upon a trembling hand
Just a sudden movement in the quiet air
Finding all the answers that were never there

[Chorus]
And the city is a puzzle missing pieces tonight
Buried in the folds of the dim electric light
We are wandering through the chords we never planned
Tracing out the map upon a trembling hand
Just a sudden movement in the quiet air
Finding all the answers that were never there

[Outro]