Lyrics
[Wurlitzer & Brushed Snare Intro]
The green digits flicker in the dark,
three zero three upon the radio screen.
[Verse 1]
The world is resting on its heavy side,
no phone is ringing on the passenger seat.
I let the car coast down the empty street,
where solitary shadows softly glide.
A coffee shop is closed with chairs upturned,
the neon sign still buzzing gentle blue.
I watch the streetlamp cast an amber pool,
with nothing left to do.
[Pre-Chorus]
The midnight quiet wraps around the car,
the tires whisper on the asphalt lane.
My pulse is settled in an easy groove,
untied from every chain.
[Chorus]
The dashboard clock at three am.
It counts the silent minutes as they flow,
releasing what I used to know.
No heavy anchor pulling down the sound,
the dashboard clock at three am.
[Verse 2]
I stop beside the river overlook,
the water dark beneath the iron span.
I loosen fingers from the gearshift knob,
and breathe as deeply as a mortal can.
A solitary tugboat navigates,
its green navigation lantern bright.
I watch it slowly vanish in the haze,
into the velvet night.
[Chorus]
The dashboard clock at three am.
It counts the silent minutes as they flow,
releasing what I used to know.
No heavy anchor pulling down the sound,
the dashboard clock at three am.
[Bridge]
Oh, the late night gives the soul its honest truth,
no crowd, no mask, just who I am inside.
The dark is not an enemy tonight,
it is a gentle guide.
[Chorus]
The dashboard clock at three am.
It counts the silent minutes as they flow,
releasing what I used to know.
No heavy anchor pulling down the sound,
the dashboard clock at three am.
[Muted Trumpet Outro]
Three zero three upon the radio screen...
The dashboard clock at three am.
[Fade Out]
[End]