Red Light

All night long I’ve been waiting for the flash of my phone
A sign that I’m not alone
A message that someone out there’s listening
To my every thought even as my mind wanders far beyond
A journey that’s far too long
Just yearning for a commitment to ease me

I hold still in the quiet of each desperate night
I try to raise my spirits up above the stars and the sky
No other drug can take me anywhere nearly as high
So I swallow it down along with my pride

It’s the promise of the red light
It’s the promise of no loneliness tonight
Holding on to my everlasting demons
I’m too weak to fight
It’s the promise of the red light
It’s the promise of a prayer after midnight
Holding on for a remedy to soothe me until morning light

Running from the wrong tale I still sell to all my friends
A story without an end
A truth I’ll always bend
Because it serves me well
I guess I’m wrong cause I started ignoring all their calls
I’m building the highest walls
In technological thrall, it consumes me

I’m hunting for that virtue or forbidden embrace
Don’t even care if it will lead me to a dangerous place
My old enemy is here with a smile on his face
Cos I’m addicted to the thrill of the chase

Longing with one purpose alone
Lying in the dark on my own
Longing for a sign of unknown, unknown