Black Cat on the Pianosill

A black cat slipped across the mullet's slate

Tale like a question at the iron gate

Hear the rooftops breathe my name

A narrow shadow lure my fate

Follow me

Through the velvet dark

Past the cracked old clock

And the alley sparks

One black cat

And a stolen key

Leading me into the night's demon dream

Rose light green on a window pane

Bass pulsing through the afterglow line

Snap of the drums, a soft-footed sign

Muted organ curling up the spine

Follow me through the velvet dark

Past the cradle club and the antispark

One black cat and a stolen tee

Leading me into the night state magic

Every chimney hides a secret flame

Every whispered wind knows my name

He turned his head and the city changed

Into a spell I could not explain

Follow me

Through the velvet dark

Past the Gretel clock

And the alley sparks

One black cat

And the stolen key

Leading me into the night's deep magic

When the dawn came pale

On the rooftop stone

I woke with the magic

Still in my bones