City lights

[Verse 1]
The city keeps its secrets in a thousand trembling lights,
I watch them blur like tears against my flat window tonight.
Your coat still hangs beside the door, your cup is cold and bare,
I hear the whole world rushing by, but you’re not anywhere.

[Chorus]
From this window, every light looks far away,
I’m still here, with all the words I couldn’t say.
The night hums low; I let it fill the room,
A little smoke in my voice, a little space for you.

[Verse 2]
The buses draw their red lines through the rain below,
Each one carries someone home to somewhere I don’t know.
I press my palm against the glass, feel the winter seep,
And count the lights that stay awake while the whole town sleeps.

[Bridge]
Maybe morning finds me softer than I am tonight,
Maybe I can watch these windows without searching for your light.

[Outro]
The city glows; I let it be.
One window, one slow breath, just me.