Verse
Sodium light sweeps the ceiling twice a minute
Truck axles counting hours I'm not in
Curtain thin, glass thinner still
Room shakes soft with the weight of the hill
Three a.m. and the numbers climb
Eleven trucks since the last quiet time
Concrete overhead, concrete below
Bed's a shelf in a building that won't let go
Pre-Chorus
Tell me when the traffic breaks
Tell me if the dark comes clean
Tell me why the light still moves
Behind my eyes when I close them clean
Chorus
Overpass insomnia, ceiling won't go still
Overpass insomnia, counting till I'm nil
Headlights cross the wallpaper, gone before they're gone
Overpass insomnia, this is not a dawn
Verse
Four a.m., the same six trucks
Same low rumble, same dry luck
I know the gap between each pair
Nine seconds, then the shudder in the air
Eyes shut tight, the light gets through
Painted on the lids in white and blue
Ceiling's a screen that plays one film
Same sweep, same static, standing still
Pre-Chorus
Tell me when the traffic breaks
Tell me if the dark comes clean
Tell me why the light still moves
Behind my eyes when I close them clean
Chorus
Overpass insomnia, ceiling won't go still
Overpass insomnia, counting till I'm nil
Headlights cross the wallpaper, gone before they're gone
Overpass insomnia, this is not a dawn
Bridge
Turn the pillow
Count to ten
Ten more trucks
Then ten again
Then ten again
Chorus
Overpass insomnia, ceiling won't go still
Overpass insomnia, counting till I'm nil
Headlights cross the wallpaper, gone before they're gone
Overpass insomnia, this is not a dawn
