Shadow In The Lobby

[Verse 1]

Midnight’s reflection in the glass

You say my name like it’s a secret

Like we were never meant to pass

You lean in close

But say so little

Eyes flick left like someone’s there

Keycard shaking in your fingers

Something heavy in the air

[Chorus]

You’re a shadow in the lobby

Name I almost recognize

Every word you never tell me

Flashes once behind your eyes

Is this danger

Is this longing

Or a story we deny

You’re a shadow in the lobby

And I’m frozen in your lie

Elevator doors held wide

You ask

“Do you ever get that feeling

Like you’ve lived this other life?”

Your laugh cracks sharp

A little broken

Like a glass about to fall

I see bruised truth on your knuckles

Fingerprints along the wall

[Chorus]

You’re a shadow in the lobby

Name I almost recognize

Every word you never tell me

Flashes once behind your eyes

Is this danger

Is this longing

Or a story we deny

You’re a shadow in the lobby

And I’m frozen in your lie

[Bridge]

[Strings swell

Then drop to a thin

Trembling line]

Did I dream you on that platform

Hear you whisper through the smoke

Did we sign a vow in silence

That we both already broke

Step by step

We’re coming closer

But we never quite collide

Are you here to save my heart

Or drag it to the other side

[Chorus]

You’re a shadow in the lobby

Name I almost recognize

Every truth you’re hiding from me

Burns like warning in your eyes

Is this danger

Is this longing

Or a story we rewrite

You’re a shadow in the lobby

And I walk into the night