Track 4 of the EP Streetlamp Still On · 2017
Night Clerk, Floor Nine
by Kane Rivers
“I covered a hotel night desk for a month once. Every room really is a chapter.”
hip hop · story rap · late-night hip hop · 2:39
Lyrics
Night clerk, floor nine, pushing the cart Every room's a chapter, every guest's a part Do not disturb signs swinging on the knobs Pillow mints and quiet on the clock of the jobs Carpet's got a pattern like a maze with no end Walking through the stories that the strangers send Floor nine, night clerk, dim lights glow Everybody's passing through, nobody's gonna know Floor nine, night clerk, hush in the hall I keep the lights low for them all Businessman's tie on the door handle sleeping Honeymoon couple laughing, secrets they're keeping Ice machine humming a lonely tune Rolling past the windows to the city moon I leave the extra towels, I leave a little note Hope you rest easy is all I wrote Floor nine, night clerk, dim lights glow Everybody's passing through, nobody's gonna know Floor nine, night clerk, hush in the hall I keep the lights low for them all Shift ends at six when the sun climbs through Trading keys for coffee, quiet like the dew Home to a kid who's waking up slow Pancakes and a hug, that's the only show All night caring for who I won't meet Dawn walks me back to my own street Somebody's gotta keep the hallways kind Somebody's gotta leave the porch light signed Unseen work in a sleeping town Carry on, carry on, don't let it get you down Floor nine, night clerk, dim lights glow Everybody's passing through, nobody's gonna know Floor nine, night clerk, hush in the hall I keep the lights low for them all Floor nine, night clerk Goodnight to all