[Verse 1] [Follow Jay Merz] Streetlights blur — a silver line Breathing fast, I cross the night Your shadow flickers in my mind A ghost that keeps me moving Neon wind against my skin Every step pulls something thin A quiet ache I hold within But still, I keep on running [Pre-Chorus] And the stars look close tonight Like they’re falling through the skyline I can feel the pull inside Gravity bending in half-time [Chorus] Midnight beyond the cosmos I’m drifting where the echoes go Your name is just a fading glow But I chase it through the undertow Midnight beyond the cosmos The city hums a soft shadow I’m running where the night won’t slow Trying not to let you go [Verse 2] Crosswalk signs like constellations Blinking out in hesitation I hear your voice in every station Soft, then disappearing Empty roads and quiet wires Carry heat like dying fires My heart is caught between desires Still beating, still believing [Pre-Chorus 2] And the sky feels wide and cold But it pulls me in like stories told All the memories we still hold Are meteors that never fall [Bridge] Breathe in — let it slow Let the echoes overflow If I fade, will you know? I’m still orbiting your shadow [Final Chorus] Midnight beyond the cosmos I’m drifting where the echoes go Your name is still a distant glow I feel it in the undertow Midnight beyond the cosmos The night repeats what I won’t show I run because I still don’t know How to really let you go
