There's a word I never knew For the ache that feels like you Something glowing, something gone Still alive after the dawn In the mirror of a bar downtown I see the stars all falling down Your silhouette in violet light Turns my silence into night It isn't love, it isn't pain It's something softer than the rain A little flame, a little blue A missing place shaped just like you Neon saudade Glowing in my lonely heart Neon saudade You're the light that falls apart I keep dancing with your shadow In a city made of scars Neon saudade You're still burning where you are Saudade, saudade Softly in the dark Saudade, saudade Written in my heart Music spills from an open door I've heard that rhythm once before A saxophone begins to cry And all the years go passing by I don't want you back tonight I just want to hold the light That we were young, that we were true That I was once alive with you Some feelings never leave They only change their name They become the neon Living in the rain Neon saudade Glowing in my lonely heart Neon saudade You're the light that falls apart I keep dancing with your shadow In a city made of scars Neon saudade You're still burning where you are
