Verse 1 The smoke curls slow in a half-lit room Piano crying a broken tune My glass is warm, my hands are cold Your name still lingers, soft and old I wore your love like a velvet dress Now it hangs loose in loneliness Every note that the trumpet sighs Sounds like truth I can’t disguise Chorus Midnight doesn’t answer when I call your name Just echoes of a love that won’t stay the same I sing to shadows where you used to be But the blues come back and sit with me Verse 2 Your footsteps fade in the back of my mind A rhythm I just can’t leave behind Streetlights flicker like memories do Every one of them leads to you My lipstick stains this empty glass Like all the nights we let slip past If I laugh now, it feels like a lie So I let the silence testify Chorus Midnight doesn’t answer when I call your name Just echoes of a love that won’t stay the same I sing to shadows where you used to be But the blues come back and sit with me Bridge Maybe tomorrow I’ll learn to pretend This aching heart can start to mend But tonight I’ll stay where the lost hearts go Where the music’s soft and the lights burn low Final Chorus Midnight still won’t answer, I already know It keeps your secrets, won’t let them go So I’ll keep singing what I can’t set free While the blues… keep holding me Outro Yeah, the blues… They remember you better than me
