Lyrics by Isaac Cubillos
Music by Suno.com
Verse 1
Streetlight humming in the falling snow
Minneapolis holding its breath tonight
Somebody’s shoes by the hospital door
Coffee burned, but the clock still ticks
They say it happened quick
They always say it that way
Pre-Chorus
I don’t know the whole story
But I know a life was here
And I can’t look away
Chorus
I can’t look away
Not tonight
There’s a name still hanging in the air
Alex…
I can’t look away
When the sirens fade
And the silence tells the truth
Better than we do
Verse 2
Radio low on the night shift drive
Hands tight on the wheel
Snow keeps coming like it doesn’t know
What this city’s feeling
Another mother’s prayer
Another door that won’t open
Pre-Chorus
They say keep moving
Say don’t let it in
But I can’t look away
Chorus
I can’t look away
Not tonight
Renee’s name echoes off these walls
Like she’s still calling
I can’t look away
When the headlines change
But the ache stays put
Right here with you
Bridge
Down south somewhere, under a different sky
A little boy learning how to wait
Liam’s holding time in both his hands
While grown men argue his fate
He don’t know the words they use
He just knows he’s cold
Verse 3
They say turn the channel
Say it’s been a long day
They want us to hear what they tell us
Not believe what we saw this way
But I’ve seen this road before
Different year, same song
Same midnight questions
Knocking at the door
Final Chorus
They say keep moving
Say don’t let it in
They want us to believe what they say
Not what we’re seeing
And I can’t look away
Outro
Streetlight flickers
Morning’s still a ways off
I can’t look away