Lyrics
[Verse 1] You sit on the iron frame Feet tucked by the peeling paint One loose bolt, one rusty chain And you watch the alley rain The laundry line sways slow A paper cup rolls by your shoe You keep your hands so still Like you’re waiting for a clue [Pre-Chorus] Tell me what you heard Through the screen-door hum Tell me why you stay When the whole block’s gone [Chorus] Fire escape seat Hold me there Fire escape seat In the thin night air Fire escape seat Say my name low (Stay a little) Fire escape seat Don’t let go [Verse 2] There’s a dent in the top step From the storm two summers back Your dress catches on the rail Like a secret coming back I bring two glasses up You laugh at the chipped one blue Then you lean toward the dark Like the dark leans into you [Pre-Chorus] Tell me what you missed When the doors all slammed Tell me if you hear That slow brass band [Chorus] Fire escape seat Hold me there Fire escape seat In the thin night air Fire escape seat Say my name low (Stay a little) Fire escape seat Don’t let go [Bridge] A cat slips past your heel And the moon finds the cut in steel You turn your face half away But your eyes still say what they feel [Chorus] Fire escape seat Hold me there Fire escape seat In the thin night air Fire escape seat Say my name low (Stay a little) Fire escape seat Don’t let go [Outro] When dawn climbs up the brick You’re still warm against the cold Fire escape seat And the night won’t tell what it knows
