Streetlights Yawn Softly by Lori Yamamoto

**1. Streetlights & Stillness** *(Verse 1)* Streetlights yawn softly, World hushed under woolen dark— Blankets on the floor. Children in untold stories, Fridge hums a lullaby tune. **2. Silver Thread (Chorus)** *(Chorus)* Moonlight scissors through The blinds’ thin fabric—sudden, Cold and bright and sharp. Let’s dance until our soles burn, Pavement tasting our dreams. **3. Café & Ghosts** *(Verse 2)* Red-white café sign Blinks like a drowsy lighthouse. We are two shadows Carrying unopened doors, Yet the night feels like a flame. **4. Ephemeral Return** *(Bridge)* Are we just ghosts? No— Your laugh stitches me back to This breath, this heartbeat. But when I reach for your hand, Only moonlight fills my grip. **5. Gratitude** *(Outro)* "Thank you"—whispered to The moon, to your eyelashes, To this fragile hour. All we have is now, and now, And now, until the light fades.