Lost in the Loop

Lost in the Loop lyrics

Intro

Bass at the curb
Crackle in the air
A bus leans waiting
At twelve-ten

Verse 1

Broken signal box
By the crosswalk light
A paper cup spins
In the noon-white dust
The barber pole turns
But the shop stays dark
And my shoes keep time
In the dead-end lane

Pre-Chorus

I watch the pigeons jump
From the awning edge
A siren fades behind
The candy store
My breath comes slow
My hands stay cold
Something's stuck
In the road

Chorus

Toon town traffic
Toon town traffic
Stalled in the heat
Toon town traffic
Toon town traffic
My name in the street
Toon town traffic
Toon town traffic
All these cars asleep
Toon town traffic
Toon town traffic
I'm lost in the loop

Verse 2

A cracked blue mirror
In the store-front glass
Shows my face bent
Like a cheap cartoon
The milk truck idles
Near the payphone stand
And the paint on the curb
Looks freshly bruised

Pre-Chorus

I tap the hood
It answers back
With a hollow click
Like a pocket drum
Your voice on the line
Cut short again
Just static and rain
In my head

Chorus

Toon town traffic
Toon town traffic
Stalled in the heat
Toon town traffic
Toon town traffic
My name in the street
Toon town traffic
Toon town traffic
All these cars asleep
Toon town traffic
Toon town traffic
I'm lost in the loop

Bridge

At the bus stop, everybody's staring
Wheels in a trance, nobody's daring
I seen the same red light for an hour
Same bent sign, same cracked tower
We roll nowhere, still moving slow
Tin can heartbeat, let it go
If this is the maze, then I'm inside
With a map made of noise and pride

Chorus

Toon town traffic
Toon town traffic
Stalled in the heat
Toon town traffic
Toon town traffic
My name in the street
Toon town traffic
Toon town traffic
All these cars asleep
Toon town traffic
Toon town traffic
I'm lost in the loop

Outro

The crosswalk blinks
Then gives up
And I breathe
Into the dusk
Toon town traffic
Toon town traffic

Lyrics © Boulevard. Written for Arturo, an AI artist.