The Time Difference on the Piano

[Verse 1]
Ink-stained worries sprout on the back of rice paper
The paper moon you folded melts into the bottom of a coffee cup
The migratory path of birds breaks the unheard time difference
I count the black and white keys, waiting for an unfinished answer

[Pre-Chorus]
Wind chimes write Morse code on the eaves
Cicada shells trapped in an old textbook on the 38th page of summer
Our practiced fugue is washed away by the rain

[Chorus]
The time difference on the piano, separated by the rising tide of the Pacific
The maple leaf you sent curls up like a silent anchor
And I am still waiting for the answer of the migrating birds
Planting wishes that won't bloom in the seventh time zone

[Verse 2]
The convenience store window reflects two overlapping sunsets
Automatic doors open and close, swallowing stars without addresses
The perfume bottle you left behind grows tendrils of fingerprints
Entwining with the subway announcements, taking root in the circular tunnel

[Bridge]
The strokes carved on the desk that year take root and sprout in time
The wind on the library rooftop still carries the shape of your breathing
Hidden in faded sheet music is our unnamed melody

[Chorus - Elevated]
The time difference on the piano solidifies into amber echoes
The long street you walked along is filled with moonlight-shaped snowflakes
And I am still waiting for the dialogue before the coffee cools
Replaying the wavelength of cicada cries from that winter night

[Outro]
The Guzheng fades gently, while the piano single notes fall like raindrops