Ann Street Beat

[Verse 1]
Hey Lena, it's just past two by the River Street light.
The air's so thick it tastes like pluff mud tonight.
Sorry, I'm rambling, but I was thinking 'bout the sound
Of that broken GE fan when we were barely off the ground.

[Pre-Chorus]
And I got this call from Baltimore, a real firm, a clean design
And I saw the scaffolding go up, a brand new skyline...

[Chorus]
But that rattling fan on Ann Street
Was the only drum we needed for our heartbeat.

[Verse 2]
I know you're thinking 'bout what you said back in May,
"The joists are strong here, Silas, why would we walk away?"
And I hear your voice in the grain of the wood on this pier,
Every splinter a reason to just stay right here.

[Pre-Chorus]
But they’re talking steel and concrete, a different kind of grace
And I saw our names etched in glass, right there on the face...

[Chorus]
But that rattling fan on Ann Street
Was the only drum we needed for our heartbeat.

[Bridge]
Is a blueprint just a promise? Or is it a ghost?
'Cause this whole damn city feels like the thing I love the most... after you.

[Outro]
(sound of phone static, a soft sigh)
Anyway. Call me when you get this.