The neon

[Intro] [Verse 1] The neon sign now reads 'CLOSED' In broken, bleeding, buzzing code A final sip of warming gin To let the quiet out, let in The cleaners sweep the dust away The remnants of a yesterday Where you and I were painted bright In strobe and artificial light [Chorus] THIS IS THE LAST CALL FOR GHOSTS FOR SHATTERED TOASTS AND SHADOWED HOSTS THE MUSIC'S DEAD, IT'S JUST THE HUM OF FRIDGE AND HEART, A DULL, LOW DRUM THIS IS THE LAST CALL FOR GHOSTS WE DRINK TO WHAT WE NEEDED MOST AND WATCH OUR REFLECTIONS FADE IN THE BLACK OF THIS EMPTY STAGE [Verse 2] A single bulb still weakly swings And shows the dust on broken strings Of some forgotten band that played The summer that the colors frayed The DJ's booth is dark and cold A story that's been bought and sold I trace the pattern on the bar A cigarette's old, lonely scar [Chorus] THIS IS THE LAST CALL FOR GHOSTS FOR SHATTERED TOASTS AND SHADOWED HOSTS THE MUSIC'S DEAD, IT'S JUST THE HUM OF FRIDGE AND HEART, A DULL, LOW DRUM THIS IS THE LAST CALL FOR GHOSTS WE DRINK TO WHAT WE NEEDED MOST AND WATCH OUR REFLECTIONS FADE IN THE BLACK OF THIS EMPTY STAGE [Bridge] Did we dance here? I think we did. Or was it just a dream we hid Inside a bassline, deep and cheap? A promise that we couldn't keep. The sun will bleach the velvet rope And with the daylight, dies the hope That night could somehow save our skin. So let the final round begin. [Outro] Last call... Last call for us... The ghosts can have the rest.