Silver Halide Heart

[Intro]
[Verse]
Dusty shelves and ticking clocks
I’m hiding in my woolen socks
The bell rings twice above the door
I look down at the wooden floor
You’re back again with that old case
A gentle smile across your face
I fumble with a tiny screw
And try to act like I’m brand new
[Pre-Chorus]
The lens is stuck, the shutter’s slow
More things that only we both know
I take the ticket from your hand
The luckiest guy in all the land
My fingers shake against the ink
I’m closer than you’d ever think
[Chorus]
I’m sketching stars on your receipt
To make my messy heart complete
Behind the counter, out of sight
I’m fixing up your leaked-in light
You never look, you never see
The secret world inside of me
Just a boy with a silver halide heart
Trying to find a place to start
[Post-Chorus]
Oh, silver halide heart
Developing the finest part
Just a little out of focus
Hocus pocus
[Verse]
I clean the glass with velvet blue
And think of things I’d say to you
Your Polaroids are washed in white
From sitting in the morning light
I draw a cat, I draw a tree
Beneath the sum of twenty-three
I hope you find the little ghost
I drew beside the breakfast toast
[Chorus]
I’m sketching stars on your receipt
To make my messy heart complete
Behind the counter, out of sight
I’m fixing up your leaked-in light
You never look, you never see
The secret world inside of me
Just a boy with a silver halide heart
Trying to find a place to start
[Bridge]
Maybe we could walk the park
And capture ghosts after the dark
No more repairs, no broken gears
Just us across the coming years
Floating on a Wurlitzer cloud
Thinking things I can’t say aloud
Everything is bright and gold
Stories that remain untold
[Hook]
Click, flash, wait and see
Are you ever gonna notice me?
Click, flash, wait and see
The boy behind the glass is me
Click, flash, wait and see
Are you ever gonna notice me?
[Chorus]
I’m sketching stars on your receipt
To make my messy heart complete
Behind the counter, out of sight
I’m fixing up your leaked-in light
You never look, you never see
The secret world inside of me
Just a boy with a silver halide heart
Trying to find a place to start
[Outro]