Glass Constellations

Snow on the fire escape tonight The city glowing silver white The apartment window caught the rain And blurred the skyline into stars The subway rolled beneath the street Like a heartbeat in the dark Your coat still hanging by the door Since that December afternoon I saw your silhouette appear Among reflections in the room The lights across the avenue Started drawing lines tonight Glass constellations Writing your name across the night Glass constellations Made from all the city lights Every light becomes a signal Every star recalls your face Glass constellations Leading me back to your place A yellow taxi crossed the snow Then vanished somewhere downtown The same way you walked out that night Without a reason, without a sound The radiator hummed again The clock kept counting every hour I watched reflections on the glass Until they slowly took your form Maybe nothing disappears Maybe distance changes shape Maybe every light we lose Finds another place to stay Maybe that's why every night When the skyline starts to glow I can see your constellation Somewhere in the falling snow Glass constellations Writing your name across the night Glass constellations Made from all the city lights Every light becomes a signal Every star recalls your face Glass constellations Leading me back to your place Snow on the fire escape tonight The city glowing silver white