Black Taxi Smoke

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Rain on the window, black cab glide Old brass cry while the young ones hide Took a long route, no map, no peace Hands in my coat and my eyes on East He talk brave, but he talks too much Same old grin and a borrowed crutch Clock that face when the street goes still One bad move and the night run chill Tea-stained cuffs and a split lip smile I been here once, I been here a while Backseat glass got a moonlit sheen Heavy smoke over a red machine [Pre-Chorus] Hear that hush when the corner bends One wrong step and the whole block ends Mouths go cold when the sirens sing I see the lie in everything [Chorus] Cold cab, cold cab Roll through the smoke Cold cab, cold cab Knife-edge talk Cold cab, cold cab Don’t miss your mark Cold cab, cold cab Move in the dark [Verse 2] Blue coat down by the off-licence door Count his nerves on the checkerboard floor Dice in his palm, but the odds look thin Cigarette ember on the cuff of his skin Old jazz loop from a backroom bar Piano weep like a bent old scar He said, “Trust me,” I said, “Not tonight” Then the whole room snapped to the wrong side Bootsteps drag on the wet stone lane Same two names in a different game If you want smoke, better mind that breath I seen pride turn friends to debt [Pre-Chorus] Hear that hush when the corner bends One wrong step and the whole block ends Mouths go cold when the sirens sing I see the lie in everything [Chorus] Cold cab, cold cab Roll through the smoke Cold cab, cold cab Knife-edge talk Cold cab, cold cab Don’t miss your mark Cold cab, cold cab Move in the dark [Bridge] Sax cry low like a warning bell Truth too sharp in a hotel hell I keep calm when the shadows crowd Say less now, move through the sound [Final Chorus] Cold cab, cold cab Roll through the smoke Cold cab, cold cab Knife-edge talk Cold cab, cold cab Don’t miss your mark Cold cab, cold cab Move in the dark