Transient Home

[Verse 1] Three AM, the concrete breathes, Underneath the overpass glow. Automatic washer weaves, Through the rain, a steady flow. Blurry arcs on frosted glass, Moments etched that slowly pass. [Pre-Chorus] Across the street, fluorescent white, A twenty-four-hour store. Salad bowls in pale, cold light, Counting stock, and nothing more. A quiet scene, a sterile grace, Reflected in this watery space. [Chorus] Steam from the cooling tower, Kissing the midnight air. Highway signs, a silent power, Guiding nowhere, but I'm still there. This metal shell, a transient home, Beneath the hum, I softly roam. [Verse 2] Engine hums a low refrain, This old car, a trusted friend. Through the slick and falling rain, On these journeys without end. Direction signs, a coded plea, For a place I long to be. [Bridge] Condensation starts to creep, Tracing paths where shadows lie. Secrets that the darkness keep, As the wiper blades go by. Each droplet's fall, a whispered sound, On this damp and lonely ground. [Chorus] Steam from the cooling tower, Kissing the midnight air. Highway signs, a silent power, Guiding nowhere, but I'm still there. This metal shell, a transient home, Beneath the hum, I softly roam. [Outro] Steam from the cooling tower, Kissing the midnight air.