Cardboard Coastline

[Intro]
[Verse]
Cardboard edges start to fray
Nineteen-ninety-four today
Spilled across the hardwood floor
Looking for the ocean door
Counting corners one by one
Underneath a paper sun
Jagged pieces in my hand
Scattered on the kitchen land
[Pre-Chorus]
Wait, the sky is turning violet-green
The strangest thing I’ve ever seen
A jagged line where the ocean meets the street
Fitting in a way that’s bittersweet
[Chorus]
Oh, it's a coastal glitch
Finding the perfect hitch
Cotton candy on a bird
The sweetest thing I ever heard
Ferris wheels and mystery books
Caught on all the silver hooks
It’s a beautiful mistake
In every choice we didn’t make
[Post-Chorus]
Snap, click, let it go
Watch the jagged rhythm flow
Snap, click, let it go
Everything we used to know
[Verse]
Slapping bass on the salt-crust
Tapping out the rhythm of the dust
A bookstore in the sky
Where the rollercoasters fly
Paperback dreams
Ripped at the seams
I found a piece of your old smile
Hiding in the bargain pile
[Pre-Chorus]
Wait, the sky is turning violet-green
The strangest thing I’ve ever seen
A jagged line where the ocean meets the street
Fitting in a way that’s bittersweet
[Chorus]
Oh, it's a coastal glitch
Finding the perfect hitch
Cotton candy on a bird
The sweetest thing I ever heard
Ferris wheels and mystery books
Caught on all the silver hooks
It’s a beautiful mistake
In every choice we didn’t make
[Bridge]
Interlock the memory
Snap the plastic symmetry
One piece short of a perfect view
But I like the version without you
Or maybe with the version that’s brand new
Angular lines
Changing the signs
Everything aligns
In accidental designs
[Breakdown]
Seven over eight
Don't be late
Nine over four
Close the door
Shift the frame
Change the name
Lose the blame
End the game
[Chorus]
Oh, it's a coastal glitch
Finding the perfect hitch
Cotton candy on a bird
The sweetest thing I ever heard
Ferris wheels and mystery books
Caught on all the silver hooks
It’s a beautiful mistake
In every choice we didn’t make
[Post-Chorus]
Snap, click, let it go
Watch the jagged rhythm flow
Snap, click, let it go
Everything we used to know
[Outro]