4am

Verse 1

Four a m is breathing down my neck

Steam is rising from the cracked ceramic mug

Your screen door won't stop with the rattling

Staring at the stain on the faded rug

Pre-Chorus

Ash on the denim

Smoke in the linen

Everything feels unfinished tonight

Wait for the ignition of a brighter light

Chorus

But I am jittery and jumping at the shadows

I am shaky and I'm staring at the walls

The caffeine is biting through my system

While the nicotine is making me feel small

Just another habit that I cannot stall

Writing lines on a letter I won't ever mail

Verse 2

Gray clouds are heavy in the vacant lot

The gas station sign is humming a hollow tune

Found some loose change inside my pocket

Trying to forget how you left the room so soon

Pre-Chorus

Match in the tinder

Face in the mirror

Everything feels much louder tonight

Hiding from the pressure of the morning light

Chorus

But I am jittery and jumping at the shadows

I am shaky and I'm staring at the walls

The caffeine is biting through my system

While the nicotine is making me feel small

Just another habit that I cannot stall

Writing lines on a letter I won't ever mail

Bridge

Maybe it is the shakes

Maybe it is the regret

Maybe it is the silence

Watching the sparks fly away

Cold liquid at the bottom of the cup

No reason left for me to stay up

Chorus

But I am jittery and jumping at the shadows

I am shaky and I'm staring at the walls

The caffeine is biting through my system

While the nicotine is making me feel small

Just another habit that I cannot stall

Writing lines on a letter I won't ever mail