City-Size Silence - BeeWaee
City-size silence, quieter than night
Thousands of windows holding their light
Traffic has faded down to a hum
Drums of the daytime quietly numb
Elevators sleeping inside the bones
Buildings are towers made out of tones
Billboards stop talking, colors grow slow
Nothing announces which way to go
Side streets are empty, signs softly sway
Words on the pavement wearing away
Subway mouth breathing warm hidden air
Echo remembers someone was there
Bus stop and benches, patient in line
Wait without asking for any sign
Pigeons like shadows folding their wings
Silence is bigger than any of these things
This is city-size silence, massive, deep and low
Fills every avenue without needing to show
This is city-size silence, stretching wall to wall
Millions of heartbeats barely heard at all
Apartment curtains float then fall
Intelligent laughter leaks through a wall
Somebody washes a cup in the sink
Water says something too quiet to think
Neon grows softer under the rain
Letters forget how to explain
Moon on the rooftop stays where it's put
Silver chalk resting over the soot
Phone stop buzzing, screens go dim
Music in headphones ends at the rim
Crosswalks stop blinking into the air
Even the sirens don't seem to care
Hands in your pockets, breath at your lips
Night lays its ocean over the ships
No one is speaking, no one needs proof
Silence holds everything, roof after roof
This is city-size silence, heavy and kind
Lays a cool blanket over the mind
This is city-size silence, vast without plea
Room big enough for you to just be
Somewhere a taxi rolls through the glow
Tires ride circles, nobody knows
Somewhere a letter is left unsent
Quiet explains what words never meant
You look at windows stacked in the sky
Each one a story drifting nearby
You don't feel lonely, you don't belong
You're simply included by silence this strong
City-size silence, deep and stone
Turns every stranger slightly toward home
City-size silence, soft without end
Whole sleeping city breathing like a friend