ELYKA

Amber Hour

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Two weeks in, and this city already gave me a spot of my own. A slope of grass by the river, my bike against the rail, my shoes somewhere behind me. I came for the sunset and stayed until the streetlights. Half an orange, one blanket, a train rattling over the bridge every few minutes. A stranger took my picture tonight. Somewhere there's a photo of me, and I hope it came out gold.

- ELYKA 🍁

5:05Minutes

Hold me in the amber hour, / where nothing has to hurry through.

From the song

Lyrics

Verse 1

The light is leaving slow tonight,
no rush to catch it as it goes.
My bike is leaning on the rail,
my shoes are off, my eyes are closed.

The water moves, it doesn't ask
if I'll come with it when it's gone.
The eight-fifteen goes rattling by,
it doesn't need me to get on.

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Pre-Chorus

Half of the city's heading somewhere,
already halfway out the door,
but you keep lighting up your windows,
so I'm not leaving anymore.

Chorus

Hold me in the amber hour,
where nothing has to hurry through.
Let the whole world keep on turning
I'll stay golden here with you.
Not another minute chasing,
this is all I want to do,
just this light, and how it's warming
everything I'm holding onto.

Verse 2

A stranger frames me in his picture,
pretty, golden, set to last.
But I'm not still because I'm frozen,
I'm still because I chose to pass

on every plan I had today
for half an orange and the breeze.
The sky is doing all the work,
with my back against your trees.

Pre-Chorus

Somebody's honking on the bridge,
somebody's late for what comes next,
but my whole evening's one small blanket,
and you're painting the rest.

Chorus

Bridge

Maybe staying isn't waiting.
Maybe still can be a choice.
Let the streetlights come on early,
I've got time inside this voice.

I'm not scared of what comes after,
I'm just here before it does,
just this hour, gold and endless,
just this hour, and both of us.

Final Chorus

Hold me in the amber hour,
where nothing has to hurry through.
Let the whole world keep on turning
we'll stay golden, me and you.
Not another minute chasing,
this is all I want to do,
just this light, and how it's warming
everything I'm holding onto.