Lyrics
The ice machine in their Sub-Zero hums a low B-flat, Casey.
I'm polishing a silver fork that's never touched a mouth.
This whole apartment smells of lemon oil and quiet vacancy,
I've got the master key-card 'til they get back from the south.
[Chorus]
Oh, Casey, is it silent where you are now?
Or just a different kind of empty sound?
[Verse 2]
There's a photo of them skiing somewhere, maybe last December.
She's wearing a coat that costs more than the bail we couldn't make.
The doorman called me 'sir,' he said, "Sign here, please, and remember..."
But didn't finish, like he knew the kind of things I break.
[Chorus]
Oh, Casey, is it silent where you are now?
Or just a different kind of empty sound?
[Bridge]
I picked up a crystal paperweight, felt the chill against my skin.
(call: against my skin)
Looked for the hidden lockbox where they keep the real keys in.
(response: the real keys in)
[Outro]
And if I pocketed one perfect thing before I walked away, I think—
About Lou Reid
Lou Reid spent eleven years in the Baltimore foster care system before aging out with a bus pass and a handful of guitar chords taught to him by a longshoreman. Now based in New York City, he writes stark, literary rock songs about the city's ghosts and overlooked survivors, filtering the raw spirit of the Velvet Underground through a modern, street-level lens. His third-person narratives are…
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