Seven Chances

"Seven Chances" (2026) Lyrics by J. Widener with AI-assisted music The subway lights hummed through the rain You fixed your collar once again A coffee cup beside your hand I almost say what I had planned It was quiet by the yellow line Before your train arrived on time The tunnel breathed beneath our feet A restless pulse beneath the street You drew a circle in the fog It disappeared against the glass They left the station speakers low Like something only tired people know There were seven chances that night Seven chances that night Were you listening to the silence? Were you listening to the silence? We forget what we don't say Before it slowly slips away Early winter on your sleeve The kind of cold that doesn’t leave You turned before the warning tone Like something called you safely home But I stayed still beside the rail And watched your outline fade to pale There were seven chances that night Seven chances that night Were you listening to the silence? Were you listening to the silence? We forget what we don't say Before it slowly slips away The train moves... The train moves... I remember now. Something I should have said before the doors closed. The train moves...