Track 11 of the album Say It Louder Than the Silence · 2025
Headlights on the Empty Esplanade
“Keys in my hand and the engine shaking at three in the morning. The one song here that moves fast.”
operatic pop · driving pop · cinematic pop · 3:42
Lyrics
Three in the morning, I'm wide awake Keys in my hand and the engine's shaking Out past the last of the streetlamps' glow Down to the sea where the lonely roads go The seaside town is a sleeping stage Shutters drawn on a faded page Not a soul on the long front street Just the sound of my own heartbeat Faster now, the wind is wide Open window, open sky Headlights on the empty esplanade Sweeping up the dark like a serenade Nobody here to see me sing Nobody here, I'm free to anything Headlights on the empty esplanade All the lights I've lost are being remade Out of season, out of fear The sea is wide and I am here Gulls asleep on the silver rail The tide pulls in with a gentle wail I turn the radio down to hear The whole wide ocean in my ear Faster now, the wind is wide Open window, open sky Headlights on the empty esplanade Sweeping up the dark like a serenade Nobody here to see me sing Nobody here, I'm free to anything Headlights on the empty esplanade All the lights I've lost are being remade Out of season, out of fear The sea is wide and I am here Slow the car and cut the light Let the water take the night Dawn is coming, pale and thin Let the morning in, let the morning in Headlights on the empty esplanade Sweeping up the dark like a serenade Nobody here to see me sing Nobody here, I'm free to anything Headlights on the empty esplanade All the lights I've lost are being remade Out of season, out of fear The sea is wide and I am here Out of season, out of fear The sea is wide and I am here