Faded Gold

[Intro]
[Verse]
Walked the cracked concrete trail
Sun-faded paint turning pale
Chipped tiles on the porch floor
I don't live here no more
But the air tastes the same
Whispering my old name
[Pre-Chorus]
Ten years is a heavy ghost
The things I needed most
Are scattered in the dust
In the iron and the rust
[Chorus]
Jasmine over the old fence line
I’m taking back what is mine
Corner store bells ringing slow
Nowhere left for me to go
Just staying right here
Washing away the fear
I forgive that girl I was
Just because, just because
[Post-Chorus]
(Ooh, let it bloom)
(Ooh, in this room)
(Ooh, let it bloom)
Just because
[Verse]
Thought this street was a mile
Now it’s just a little while
The giants are only trees
Swaying in the summer breeze
My dreams were way too loud
Hiding in a silver cloud
[Hook]
Sweet, sweet jasmine
Let the light in
Sweet, sweet jasmine
Let the light in
[Chorus]
Jasmine over the old fence line
I’m taking back what is mine
Corner store bells ringing slow
Nowhere left for me to go
Just staying right here
Washing away the fear
I forgive that girl I was
Just because, just because
[Bridge]
I ran so far to find a new heart
But I had the pieces from the start
Growing up don’t mean you leave
The magic that you used to weave
I’m whole in the quiet
No more inner riot
[Verse]
Flugelhorn drifts through the heat
Shadows dancing on the street
I looked for a grand design
But the beauty was always mine
In the chipped paint and the stone
Finally feeling like I’m home
[Chorus]
Jasmine over the old fence line
I’m taking back what is mine
Corner store bells ringing slow
Nowhere left for me to go
Just staying right here
Washing away the fear
I forgive that girl I was
Just because, just because
[Post-Chorus]
(Ooh, let it bloom)
(Ooh, in this room)
(Ooh, let it bloom)
Just because
[Outro]