Public figures

[Verse 1] I knew you by the rope line By the flash in your grin Coffee in a paper cup Before the rooms let you in Your name on the corner screen Then gone with the rain You waved like you could hear me Then you turned back again [Pre-Chorus] And I still keep that postcard Bent at the edge One foot in the bright air One foot on the ledge Your eyes said, don't forget me Your hands said, wait I watched the whole world lift you I watched it seal your fate [Chorus] Public figures Under glass faces Public figures We remember traces Public figures Hold the same ache Public figures Love what time takes [Verse 2] Now you're all clean lines In a frame of gold But I miss the awkward hours And the stories left untold The joke you never finished The laugh you hid away The little half-moon scar On the side of your face [Pre-Chorus] And I still hear your footsteps In the old hall Soft as a prayer bead Rolling down a wall You learned how to smile wide For the distant crowd I learned how to miss you Even when you're loud [Chorus] Public figures Under glass faces Public figures We remember traces Public figures Hold the same ache Public figures Love what time takes [Bridge] If I call your old number It rings in my head Past the bright red banners Past the words you said You were never just the headline Never just the shape You were a human heartbeat Trying not to break [Chorus] Public figures Under glass faces Public figures We remember traces Public figures Hold the same ache Public figures Love what time takes [Outro] Under glass faces We still see rain Public figures Calling your name