Big City Woes

[Verse 1] You couldn't see it coming

Tracer light across your screen

You couldn't hear the signal

Till the static turned to green

You couldn't touch the target

Fingertips were always slick

You couldn't hold the moment

When the clock began to tick

[Pre-Chorus] And now the room is spinning

Every exit rearranged

The shadow on the ceiling

Is the one that never changed

[Chorus] You couldn't run

You couldn't hide

You couldn't turn the other side

You couldn't stop

You couldn't wait

You couldn't read the hidden gate

[Verse 2] You couldn't trace the pattern

Numbers floating in the air

You couldn't fake the answer

When the mirror showed you bare

You couldn't wire the circuit

Fuses burning cold and bright

You couldn't break the codebook

Hidden underneath the light

[Pre-Chorus] And now the floor is tilting

Every doorway starts to bend

The whisper in the hallway

Is the voice that knew

[Verse 3] You couldn't read the skyline

When the towers started to lean

You couldn't name the city

In the mirror's silver sheen

You couldn't dodge the signal

Bouncing off the marble floor

You couldn't shake the outline

That was waiting at your door

[Pre-Chorus] And now the lights are fading

Every siren starts to slow

The footsteps right behind you

Are the ones you used to know

[Chorus] You couldn't run

You couldn't hide

You couldn't turn the other side

You couldn't stop

You couldn't wait

You couldn't read the hidden gate

[Bridge] Pistons in the lobby

Radio on the fritz

Turn the corner sideways

Dodge the