Window Screen Cinema

[Intro – gentle acoustic guitar arpeggios, faint train rumble] Moon hangs low on the horizon Steel rails hum a lonesome tune [Verse 1 – steady guitar strum, soft brush drums] Cracked glass frames a flickering glow Passing towns paint a silent show Flicker of a diner neon sign Blends with stars that climb and decline [Chorus – layered fiddle, subtle harmonica] Midnight movies on the window screen Stars slip by like unspoken dreams Every frame a memory I can’t keep Train tracks carry me to where I don’t need to be [Verse 2 – muted bass line, distant train whistle] A stranger’s face in a passing car Fades before I know who they are Clouds drag shadows across the moon I trace the cracks in the window’s cocoon [Chorus – harmonized vocals, swelling fiddle] Midnight movies on the window screen Stars slip by like unspoken dreams Every frame a memory I can’t keep Train tracks carry me to where I don’t need to be [Interlude – slow harmonica solo, soft guitar backing] (Instrumental Solo) [Bridge – sparse guitar, quiet vocals] I don’t know where this ride will end Just that I can’t go back again Every light that passes by Is a goodbye I don’t have to try [Chorus – full band, emotional vocals] Midnight movies on the window screen Stars slip by like unspoken dreams Every frame a memory I can’t keep Train tracks carry me to where I don’t need to be [Outro – fading guitar, final train rumble] Moon dips low behind the hill Window screen goes dark and still