Neon humming cuts through the dark
Concrete whispers and the gravel sparks
My shadow's thin under flickering glow
Cornerstore secrets that no one will know
Chip tile floors creak under my weight
The aisles they echo like they're laughing at fate
The clerk sees through me with half-lidded eyes
Under this ceiling we're both made of size
Oh midnight corner pulling me in
A place where the silence and stillness begin
You hold my thoughts like a crumpled receipt
Oh cornerstore midnight I live on repeat
Freezers hum like a distant machine
Fluorescent islands cold white and unclean
I stand and stare at shelves full of dreams
Cereal boxes of lies torn at the seams
The chip tile floors creak under my weight
The aisles they echo like they're laughing at fate
The clerk sees through me with half-lidded eyes
Under this ceiling we're both made of size
Oh midnight corner pulling me in
A place where the silence and stillness begin
You hold my thoughts like a crumpled receipt
Oh cornerstore midnight I live on repeat
The slushie leaks red down a paper cup
The store holds futures I've already used up
The clock doesn't tick but the night's still alive
The cornerstore knows the depths we all hide
There's nowhere to go and nowhere to stay
Under fluorescent moons we find our way
A moment is fleeting, it dissolves out of sight
Cornerstore midnight swallows the night
Oh midnight corner pulling me in
A place where the silence and stillness begin
You hold my thoughts like a crumpled receipt
Oh cornerstore midnight I live on repeat
Oh midnight corner pulling me in
A place where the silence and stillness begin
You hold my thoughts like a crumpled receipt
Oh cornerstore midnight I live on repeat
Cornerstore was written by Yoann Sultani.
Sxs released Cornerstore on Fri Apr 25 2025.