Intro
Skyline still the same
Hands still on my chest
Verse 1
Fifteen floors down, concrete dust settles slow
Cement truck passing by like a melody I know
I took a picture with the shutter wide open tight
Every grain of salt becomes a spotlight in flight
Washing machine humming rhythm through my wall
The landlord's kids come out to watch the paint fall
Pre-Chorus
Can you see it rising, climbing out of time?
Chorus
Hold the pulse in my fists, watching shadows break
Every crack in the concrete turns into a shape
I don't lose this feeling when the sun comes up gold
I hold the pulse in my fists, watch the city unfold
Verse 2
Now they're putting scaffolding on the seventh floor
Neighbors bring me sandwiches like I'm about to sail for more
I show them every picture from the first three weeks of gray
Tell 'em that's the color I chose before the paint came out today
My cousin comes over with a guitar by her side
We hum the same melody we heard in the stairwell at 3 a.m. tonight
Pre-Chorus
Can you see it rising, climbing out of time?
Chorus
Hold the pulse in my fists, watching shadows break
Every crack in the concrete turns into a shape
I don't lose this feeling when the sun comes up gold
I hold the pulse in my fists, watch the city unfold
Bridge
Maybe I'm not chasing just the view
Outro
Skyline still the same
Hold the pulse