How Well We Burn Time

Corner café chipped glass late night Ash in the tray half truth half pride Clock on the wall lost count that’s fine We don’t measure life we just measure this vibe Hookah on the table smoke writes our names Cards on the floor small talk big claims You ask what I’m chasing i say “this line” You say “that’s all?” i say “that’s how i stay alive” Look how well we burn time Turn seconds into gold in our minds Got nothing but a story and a rhyme Still we shine still we shine Look how well we burn time From sunrise to the middle of the night If all i have is you on this ride We’ll be fine we’ll be fine Spice in the air steel pot slow stew Old song playing from a cracked phone half-tuned Grandma in the kitchen hums something off-key Same four notes that somehow set me free Lantern on the balcony neighbors talk loud Kids on the stairs build empires out of clouds You say we’re behind i say “behind what line?” We draw our own borders on the backside of time Look how well we burn time Turn seconds into gold in our minds Got nothing but a story and a rhyme Still we shine still we shine Look how well we burn time From sunrise to the middle of the night If all i have is you on this ride We’ll be fine we’ll be fine Prayer call echoes cuts through the noise For a split second the city loses its voice Then right back to laughter back to this light Look how well we burn time Turn seconds into gold in our minds Got nothing but a story and a rhyme Still we shine still we shine Look how well we burn time From sunrise to the middle of the night If all i have is you on this ride We’ll be fine yeah we’ll be fine (oh)