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One-thirty: pavement hums an oath. Miss the bus, take the run; say the dark out loud. Rooms that measured me small can keep it. Stop-time—air visible. I claim the mislaid hours, teach them my name beat by beat till the drain lids say it back.
Alternative version
One-thirty hum; boots taste the thrum. I miss the bus, so I run and claim the dark. Tune my heart to marching drums. Own— the night: hands up till sparks lift. Say my name in the quiet; watch me light the street.
Lyrics
(Oh—) (Yeah—) Clock hits one-thirty, streetlights hum, Boots laced tight, I taste the thrum. Miss that bus, I take the run, Claim this night, I want the sun. Pavement talks in a restless tone, Every step says “make it known.” I’ve been quiet, I’ve been “fine”, But my pulse won’t fall in line. I felt small in bigger rooms, Kept my fire under fumes. Tore my name from old balloons, Tune my heart to marching drums. If they want me soft, I’m steel, If they want me still, I feel. Count to two, then cut the air— Watch me change it right here. Own— Own the night, Hold it tight, Hands up high till the sparks take flight. Own the night, Feel that bite, I’m alive in the loud streetlight. Own the night, Hold the line, Let the dark learn my name tonight. (Whoa-oh-oh) I won’t hide, (Whoa-oh-oh) I’m on my side. Dead phone screen, still I glow, Empty lane, green lights flow. Call me now, say “go, just go,” Hit the beat, I steal the show. Taxi splash and a radio beat, Neon shakes on the wet backstreet. I’m not waiting for a hand-me-down, I’m the fire in this small-town sound. I won’t wait for some okay, Gates swing wide when I say. Paint my plans in broad day, Turn the key, clear the grey. If the fear comes back to speak, Let it talk — I don’t get weak. Count to two, then cut the air— Watch me meet it right there. Say— my— name— Own the night, Hold it tight, Hands up high till the sparks take flight. Own the night, Feel that bite, I’m alive in the loud streetlight. Own the night, Hold the line, Let the dark learn my name tonight. (Whoa-oh-oh) I won’t hide, (Whoa-oh-oh) I’m on my side. Say my name, Let it ring, In the quiet, I begin. I won’t fade, I won’t fold, I’m the spark In the cold. Now— Own the night, Hold it tight, Hands up high till the sparks take flight. Own the night, Feel that bite, I’m alive in the loud streetlight. Own the night, Hold the line, Let the dark learn my name tonight. (Whoa-oh-oh) I won’t hide, (Whoa-oh-oh) I’m on my side. [Lead] Own the— [BVs] NIGHT! [Lead] Hold it— [BVs] TIGHT! Own the night—
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