You called me late from the east side
Said the rain looked better in blue
I had my jacket on the backseat
Like I already knew

You said don’t make this a habit
I said too late for that now
Every streetlight feels like a warning
But I keep turning around

And I don’t know what you do to me
But I forget where I was going
Every time you say my name
The whole damn night starts glowing

I keep driving to your side of the city
Red lights white lines you look so pretty
I don’t need a reason I don’t need a plan
I just wanna be where you are again

I keep falling like I never learned better
One touch two hearts under bad weather
If this is wrong then wrong feels right
On your side of the city tonight

You were barefoot in the doorway
With a smile you tried to hide
Said “You shouldn’t have come over”
But you moved your hand aside

There’s a song on the radio
That we both pretend we hate
But you know every word now
And I know it’s getting late

And I don’t know how you pull me in
Like the moon controls the ocean
Every time I try to leave
You become my only motion

I keep driving to your side of the city
Red lights white lines you look so pretty
I don’t need a reason I don’t need a plan
I just wanna be where you are again

I keep falling like I never learned better
One touch two hearts under bad weather
If this is wrong then wrong feels right
On your side of the city tonight

Maybe we’re reckless
Maybe we’re just afraid
Maybe all the best things
Don’t know how to stay

But if the morning finds us
With nothing left to prove
I’ll still choose the long way
If it leads me back to you

I keep driving to your side of the city
Red lights white lines you look so pretty
I don’t need forever I don’t need a plan
I just wanna be where you are again

I keep falling like I never learned better
One touch two hearts under bad weather
If this is wrong then wrong feels right
On your side of the city tonight

On your side of the city
Where the lonely lights look pretty
I don’t need the morning
I just need tonight

You and I we soar
Hearts entwined evermore
Through the storm we'll stride
Love's embrace our guide
Eternal flame inside

Together strong we stand
Hand in hand we'll expand
In your eyes I see
Destiny it's free
Our love infinity

Through the night we'll roam
Finding home not alone
Whispers soft like breeze
Through the trees our ease
Love's symphony please

You and I as one
Under sun we've spun
Boundless love we share
Everywhere in air
Forever we dare

You and I forever
Endless love endeavor
Through the years we'll fly
Side by side you and I

I left at seventeen before the bread was warm
took the blue suitcase nobody claimed
Mother stood polishing the same clean glass
Dad read the paper without turning a page

There was a woman’s name behind the pantry clock
written twice then crossed with a kitchen knife
I asked who she was
They asked why I was still awake

Huh

They said “You’ll understand when you’re older”
So I got older somewhere else

I was gone before the kettle sang
gone before they fixed their tale
Let them blame my age my temper
let them blame the morning train

I was gone gone gone—
they can call it running if they like
I didn’t leave because they hated me
I left because they knew me wrong

Years later a stranger stopped me near the docks
said “You walk exactly like she did”
I laughed and asked “Who?”
She looked at me as though I’d made a joke

Then she handed me a photograph:
my father younger one hand out of frame
and a girl with my uneven teeth
wearing the blue suitcase name tag

Huh Small world
Terrible handwriting

She said “Your mother tried her best”
I said “Which one?”

I was gone before the kettle sang
gone before they fixed their tale
Let them blame my age my temper
let them blame the morning train

I was gone gone gone—
they can call it running if they like
I didn’t leave because they hated me
I left because they knew me wrong

Maybe I was kept
Maybe I was traded
Maybe love gets very polite
when the truth is complicated

I never asked again

That keeps them nervous

I was gone before the kettle sang
gone before they fixed their tale
Let them polish every answer
I know where the story fails

I was gone gone gone—
huh they still insist I’m wild
I didn’t leave because I hated them
I left as someone else’s child

Achtung
Herr Casino
Kaiser Tempo
No love story
No apology
Nur Rhythmus

He came in sharp
Black coat white face
Gold ring no name

One step two guards
Red wine fast cars
Cold smile big talk
Slow hands hard walk

Everybody said
Who is this man?
Nobody moved
Nobody ran

He smiled like a banker
Danced like a thief
Talked like a prince
With a knife in his sleeve

Kaiser Tempo
King of the room
Too much money
Not enough truth

Clickclick
Camera flash
Ticktick
Count the cash

Big talk
Small town
Lights up
Hands down

He don’t sing
He declares
He don’t love
He compares

Kaiser Tempo
Kaiser Tempo
He says yes
When the world says no

Kaiser Tempo
Kaiser Tempo
Velvet shoes
And a radio soul

Ohoh
Zu spät mein Freund
Ohoh
He never goes home

Kaiser Tempo
Kaiser Tempo
Everybody knows
But nobody knows

Hotel lobby
Three am
Same old story
New problem

Silver lighter
Foreign smoke
He tells the truth
Like it’s a joke

Listen darling
Life is a game
Change the rules
Then change your name

He signs the bill
With a fountain pen
Leaves no number
Comes back again

One hand waving
One hand cold
Too young to stop
Too rich to grow old

Clickclick
Camera flash
Ticktick
Count the cash

Big talk
Small town
Lights up
Hands down

He don’t run
He arrives
He don’t sleep
He survives

Kaiser Tempo
Kaiser Tempo
He says yes
When the world says no

Kaiser Tempo
Kaiser Tempo
Velvet shoes
And a radio soul

Ohoh
Zu spät mein Freund
Ohoh
He never goes home

Kaiser Tempo
Kaiser Tempo
Everybody knows
But nobody knows

In Vienna
They called him trouble

In Paris
They called him style

In Milan
They called him expensive

In Berlin
They just smiled

He said
Gentlemen
You can buy the ticket
But you cannot buy the entrance

Then the bass came in

Tempo
Kaiser
Tempo
Kaiser

No crown
No throne
Just a telephone

No heart
No fear
Just a mirror near

Tempo
Kaiser
Tempo
Kaiser

Talk fast
Walk slow
Never let the people know

Kaiser Tempo
Kaiser Tempo
He says yes
When the world says no

Kaiser Tempo
Kaiser Tempo
Velvet shoes
And a radio soul

Ohoh
Zu spät mein Freund
Ohoh
He never goes home

Kaiser Tempo
Kaiser Tempo
Everybody knows
But nobody knows

Achtung
The bill is paid
The room is empty
Kaiser Tempo
Has left the building

I have limited information
Flowers in oil
People in formation
For all the things they stole

All you want to whistle
Kettle on the stove
Together with some tea
Purple and gold

Oh this town is empty
And you are a ghost
Oh this town is empty
And you are a ghost

All you have is this skin
And what you taught me
And how you made a mark on all these things
You meant everything

I have trouble breathing
New town
New number
You were eighteen
I'll be crawling under

Oh please do not sleep here
Tell me the truth
You should have disappeared
But I fell for you

Oh this town is empty
And you are a ghost
Oh this town is empty
And you are a ghost

You showed up in my life like a summer flame
Lit up the dark but never played the game
We danced through the chaos no plan no map
Just two wild hearts in a midnight trap

You said “Don’t blink the moment might go”
And I felt the sky start to glow

We were runnin’ on runaway light
Faster than the doubts that kept us up at night
Hands out the window dreams in our eyes
Didn’t know where but we knew how to fly
We were burnin’ burnin’ too bright—
On runaway light

Old mixtapes and crooked smiles
We drove in silence for a hundred miles
Your hair in the wind sun on your face
Even the hurt felt like grace

You said “Hold on don’t let it fade”
And I swear the world was remade

We were runnin’ on runaway light
Faster than the doubts that kept us up at night
Hands out the window dreams in our eyes
Didn’t know where but we knew how to fly
We were burnin’ burnin’ too bright—
On runaway light

Now the road is quiet the flame burns low
But I still feel it when the records slow
You’re a spark that never died
Still running in my mind

We were runnin’ on runaway light
Took that leap didn’t care if it was right
Hearts on fire truth in disguise
Felt so alive we didn’t even try
We were burnin’ burnin’ too bright—
On runaway light

You showed up like a spark in an easy day
Didn’t plan on anything but you changed my way

Your laugh hits warm and it stays around
Pulls me out when I sink too far down
Every little moment feels brand new
But the best ones happen next to you

I’ve been running steady trying to find my part
Didn’t see it clearly till you reached my heart

Everything feels better with you
Sunrise colors turn a brighter hue
I don’t need a map or a clue
I just follow where you move
Everything feels better with you
Like the whole world finally came through
I don’t chase a thing when it’s true
’Cause it’s better better with you

We walk slow talking ’bout nothing much
Still it feels big when our hands touch
You pull me higher than I planned to climb
But I’m glad you pushed me this time

I’ve been running steady trying to find my part
Didn’t see it clearly till you reached my heart

Everything feels better with you
Sunrise colors turn a brighter hue
I don’t need a map or a clue
I just follow where you move
Everything feels better with you
Like the whole world finally came through
I don’t chase a thing when it’s true
’Cause it’s better better with you

If the road gets heavy someday
Stay with me and we’ll find our way
I don’t ask for more than this
Just your calm and your quiet bliss

Everything feels better with you
Yeah it’s better better with you

You showed up late with your hair still wet
Said “don’t ask where I’ve been”
I had two cold drinks and a nervous smile
You had trouble on your skin

We left our phones in the corner booth
Ran out before the bill
You said “I know a road where the city ends”
I said “show me I will”

And I don’t know
Where this thing is going
But your hand’s in mine
And the night keeps rolling

You say my name
Like a song you’re learning
Then you pull me close
And the whole street’s turning

So let’s run into summer
Like we don’t know better
Heartbeats loud
In the hot bad weather

You and me
Getting gone together
If we fall too fast
We can blame it on forever

Run run
Into the blue
I don’t need a plan
When I’m running with you

Run run
Like lovers do
I don’t need the world
I just need one more minute with you

You kicked your shoes off by the seaside bar
Danced on the pavement line
I tried to act like I didn’t care
But I was losing my mind

You stole my cap I stole your look
We were laughing too loud
Somebody played that old guitar
And you sang to the crowd

And I don’t know
If this is a warning
But your eyes say stay
Till the blue of morning

You say my name
Like you mean it maybe
Then you smile like that
And the night goes crazy

So let’s run into summer
Like we don’t know better
Heartbeats loud
In the hot bad weather

You and me
Getting gone together
If we fall too fast
We can blame it on forever

Run run
Into the blue
I don’t need a plan
When I’m running with you

Run run
Like lovers do
I don’t need the world
I just need one more minute with you

Oh-oh-oh
One more minute with you
Oh-oh-oh
One more minute with you

**[Bridge - Half Time]**
Maybe September comes too soon
Maybe this all disappears
Maybe we’re just two hearts
Making too much noise out here

But I don’t wanna slow down
I don’t wanna be right
I just wanna keep you
For the rest of tonight

So let’s run into summer
Like we don’t know better
Heartbeats loud
In the hot bad weather

You and me
Getting gone together
If we fall too fast
We can blame it on forever

Run run
Into the blue
I don’t need a plan
When I’m running with you

Run run
Like lovers do
I don’t need the world
I just need one more minute with you

Oh-oh-oh
One more minute with you
Oh-oh-oh
Run into summer with you

We step out on the scene
Lookin' fresh and clean
(oo-yeah!)
Got the whole place jumpin'
It's a fever dream
Got the bling and the shine
We ain't here to chill
When the beat starts kickin'
You know it's all for real

Ladies in the corner
Gentlemen so fly
When we hit the floor
You can't deny
Movin' left
Movin' right
Feel that rhythm strike
Dancin' through the night
Gonna do it right! (oo-yeah!)

Groove it
Move it
Can't you feel that beat?
Groove it
Move it
Lift you off your seat
Groove it
Move it
Let the good times roll
Groove it
Move it
Gettin' in your soul!

Break it down
Bring it back
Keep that body tight
When the bass starts thumpin'
You know we take flight
Sweat drippin'
Heart pumpin'
Under all the lights
A funk explosion
Y'all
We outta sight! (oo-yeah!)

Everybody
Clap your hands
Feel the magic start
Join the groove train
Let it hit your heart
Call and response
Can you feel me
Y'all?
We rise together
Never gonna fall

Groove it
Move it
Can't you feel that beat?
Groove it
Move it
Lift you off your seat
Groove it
Move it
Let the good times roll
Groove it
Move it
Gettin' in your soul!

Every win costs more than it shows
Smiles on screens but nobody knows
Counting steps in designer doubt
Applause fades when the lights go out

All that shine (yeah)
burns cold by dawn (so cold)
Still I move (keep it movin’)
still I’m gone (I’m gone I’m gone)

I built a world from nothing at all (from the ground up)
Paved my name on a silent wall (can you see it?)
They cheer the rise not the climb (uh-huh)
But I’ve been bleeding into time (so deep so long)

[Instrumental Break]

Phone full of names I don’t call
Rooms packed tight but I feel small
I keep my truth behind gold frames
Success is a house with shifting names

All that shine (yeah)
burns cold by dawn (so cold)
Still I move (keep it movin’)
still I’m gone (I’m gone I’m gone)

I built a world from nothing at all (from the ground up)
Paved my name on a silent wall (can you see it?)
They cheer the rise not the climb (uh-huh)
But I’ve been bleeding into time (so deep so long)

Don’t envy thrones you’ve never sat
You won’t feel full chasing that

I built a world from nothing at all
Paved my name on a silent wall
They cheer the rise not the climb