The Time Difference on the Piano

[Verse 1]
Ink-stained worries sprout on the back of rice paper
The paper moon you folded sinks and dissolves in the coffee cup
The migratory path of birds breaks through the unanswered time difference
I count the black and white keys, waiting for an unfinished answer

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

[Chorus]
The time difference on the piano spans across the Pacific tide
The maple leaves you sent curl up like silent anchors
And I am still waiting for the answer of the migratory birds
Planting wishes that won't bloom in the seventh time zone

[Verse 2]
The convenience store window reflects two overlapping dusks
Automatic doors open and close, swallowing stars with no address
The perfume bottle you left behind grows vine-like fingerprints
Entwining with the subway station 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 breath
The faded sheet music holds our unnamed melody

[Chorus]
The time difference on the piano solidifies into amber echoes
The long street you walked dissipates moonlight in the form of first snow
And I am still waiting for the dialogue before the coffee cools
Replaying the wavelength of cicadas from that winter night in 24 frames