Midnight Steam On The Asphalt

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[Intro]
Breath turns to frost
In the glare of the porch light
Boot prints on concrete
Cut straight through the black

[Verse 1]
Locked jaw
Cigarette shaking in my teeth
Street’s dead
But the alley’s got eyes that never sleep
Glove on the handle
Rust in my lungs when I breathe
Clock ticks
Every second like a blade on the sheath

[Chorus]
Cold night
Hot blood
Painted on the curb like mud
Heartbeat
War drum
Hear it in the dark
Here it comes
Cold night
Wrong turn
Watch the whole world twist and burn
Cold night
One scream
Dying in the steam

[Verse 2]
Back door
Hanging by one bent hinge
Dog bark
Cut short by a low
Wet cringe
Photo on the counter
Face slashed out with a key
Whiskey on the table
Still warm
Waiting for me

[Chorus]

[Bridge]
Streetlamp flickers
Shadow stretches long
Boot heel slipping
On everything I’ve done wrong
Sirens getting closer
Like a choir made of knives
I plant both feet
On the throat of his last rise

[guttural scream]
“This town forgets
But I never do”

[guitar solo]

[Chorus]