Blue Note Block

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Wet step on the curb, black coat, clean face Back pocket heavy, same old case Tea in the paper cup, gone cold fast Taxi rolls by, I don’t look back Grey block window, half-lit sign Your name in my head like a knife line One wrong word, that’s a red line Two-man move, and the night don’t shine I seen suits lie smooth in a booth, mate Smiles so sharp they could cut through cake Now I keep my peace like a loaded thing And my lungs full of that low brass ring [Pre-Chorus] Hold that look Don’t blink, don’t flinch Hear that hush Then the whole room switch Close your mouth Let the shadow speak One cold note And the floor go weak [Chorus] Blue note block Blue note block Cold hand, hot talk Blue note block Blue note block Truth in the dark Blue note block Blue note block Stay where you are [Verse 2] Pavement slick, got my soles on glass Old-school chord in the backseat bass You come round with a borrowed grin But the lie hangs loose on your chin I know that game, I know that face Seen it before in a basement place Smoke on the glass, and the deal ran thin While the sax cried out like a guilty sin No crown for the man with the prettiest mouth When the facts come out, it all drips south I don’t shout, I let the stare land Then I let that silence do its plan [Pre-Chorus] Hold that look Don’t blink, don’t flinch Hear that hush Then the whole room switch Close your mouth Let the shadow speak One cold note And the floor go weak [Chorus] Blue note block Blue note block Cold hand, hot talk Blue note block Blue note block Truth in the dark Blue note block Blue note block Stay where you are [Bridge] [Breakdown] Neon rain on the cab roof A trumpet cry through the backroom I kept my promise to the grey street You kept your lies on repeat One last glance, then the door swung Air got thin and the floor rung Now the whole lane knows my name Not by the fear, but the stain [Chorus] Blue note block Blue note block Cold hand, hot talk Blue note block Blue note block Truth in the dark Blue note block Blue note block Stay where you are