Verse
Vacant house on Coventry, pipes still humming warm
Reggie held the flashlight, I twisted through the storm
Copper going ninety cents a pound down at the yard
Fingers wrapped in gauze, cutting through the guard
Streetlamp out there flickering, throwing shadows on the frame
Half the block asleep, other half don't know my name
Wire bit my palm clean, left a line like a river
Counted every scar the same way you'd count a sliver
Pre-Chorus
Somebody's gotta pay for the light that's still on
Somebody's gotta carry what the daylight won't own
Ask me what it's worth, I'll show you where it's drawn
Chorus
Copper scars and corner light
Neither one apologizes, neither's polite
One lives in my palm, one lives on the pole
Both of them keeping the exact same toll
Copper scars and corner light
Verse
Second run at Coventry, ceiling started leaning
Reggie stayed for one more coil, I was done with meaning
Told him drop it, told him nothing's worth the fall
He laughed it off, said money don't wait for a wall
Beam came down like thunder, dust filled up the hall
Pulled him by his collar, heard the sirens start to crawl
His leg got the scar this time, mine had already paid
Same street, different debt, same price we never made
Pre-Chorus
Somebody's gotta hold the weight when the walls come in
Somebody's gotta answer for the choice under your skin
Ask me what it's worth, I'll show you where it's been
Chorus
Copper scars and corner light
Neither one apologizes, neither's polite
One lives in my palm, one lives on the pole
Both of them keeping the exact same toll
Copper scars and corner light
Bridge
Yard owner knows my hands now, don't even weigh them twice
Says the scars tell the story better than the price
Mama saw the gauze, asked if it was worth the read
I told her every light we kept on came from what we bled
Reggie limps but he's walking, still owes me half a dime
Corner light still buzzing, still keeping perfect time
Chorus
Copper scars and corner light
Neither one apologizes, neither's polite
One lives in my palm, one lives on the pole
Both of them keeping the exact same toll
Copper scars and corner light
