Track 2 of the album Off Season · 2025
Off Season Boardwalk, Lights on Low
by Veda Monroe
“A shuttered arcade and gulls holding the street. I wanted it to sound like a place only locals know.”
r&b · neo-soul · dream soul · 3:13
Lyrics
Seaside town in the quiet months Arcade shuttered, gulls hold the street Cafe chairs stacked up on the tables Only the wind keeps a beat You and me on the boardwalk boards Coffee steaming in our hands Nobody here but the tide coming in And the lights that still understand Summer took the crowd away But it left the best of the day Off season, boardwalk, lights on low Empty pier with a gentle glow I don't need the noise, I don't need the show Just your shoulder and the sea below Off season, boardwalk, lights on low Ice cream hut with a painted sign Waiting for the warm to come back We share a bench with a blanket round us Salt on the lips, nothing we lack The lighthouse turns its slow bright arm Sweeping over the grey-blue sea You say this is the town's real face And I say it looks good to me Summer took the crowd away But it left the best of the day Off season, boardwalk, lights on low Empty pier with a gentle glow I don't need the noise, I don't need the show Just your shoulder and the sea below Off season, boardwalk, lights on low Let the waves keep time Let the quiet be kind Everything loud can wait We found the slow side Off season, boardwalk, lights on low Empty pier with a gentle glow I don't need the noise, I don't need the show Just your shoulder and the sea below Off season, boardwalk, lights on low Lights on low, lights on low Tide comes in, and we don't go