Cornerstore

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