Emergency Route from Jazz Standards by Danvers

walk these streets at night
with my headphones on
and I’m trying to achieve clarity
drowning out, this kid’s got it down
says it better than I ever could
and I’m thinking
what was I even doing
when I was 18?
another line
and I won’t wait for clear skies
to clearer highways

I haven’t turned my back on you yet
to the song I hear,
of dreams and of hope
and I know
that it threatens my stability

tried to think
of a selfless way to say
“there’s nothing I’d rather be doing”
this streetlight’s out
but I’m not stopping
no, I’m never stopping.

verses written in
the sand, and unfinished;
say this was never
this was never in vain

every wall we’ve ever built is falling

I can’t seem to shake this ringing in my ears, softly,
constantly humming back to me every show that I’ve been to
and I wouldn’t trade it all for a kingdom; a 401k
we’ll get there someday

• Punk
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• Pittsburgh