Blue Ink Ghost

[Intro]
[Verse]
Found a scrap of paper
In a corduroy pocket
A decade-old vapor
Like a tiny locket
Ink is faded blue
Telling me what to do
Buy the bread and wine
Everything will be fine
[Pre-Chorus]
The date is blurred away
Was it a rainy day?
Did you walk to the store?
Do you live here anymore?
[Chorus]
Oh stranger in the seams
Buying peaches and dreams
A list for a Tuesday night
Under the kitchen light
You needed heavy cream
And a new sewing machine
Just a ghost in my hand
In this thrift-store land
[Post-Chorus]
(Ooh ooh)
Peaches and dreams
(Ooh ooh)
Stranger in the seams
[Verse]
Clementines for the bowl
Batteries for the remote
Did you find your soul?
In that old winter coat?
Fancy soap for the guest
Did they pass the test?
Did the party go well?
Only the paper can tell
[Chorus]
Oh stranger in the seams
Buying peaches and dreams
A list for a Tuesday night
Under the kitchen light
You needed heavy cream
And a new sewing machine
Just a ghost in my hand
In this thrift-store land
[Bridge]
The twelve-string is ringing
The tape loop is singing
A flattened third note
For the words that you wrote
It is a low-stakes mystery
A crumb of your history
No drama or tears
Just the weight of the years
[Verse]
I will keep it right here
For another ten years
Next to the receipt
For the shoes on my feet
Maybe someone will find
What I have left behind
A note about tea
A small piece of me
[Chorus]
Oh stranger in the seams
Buying peaches and dreams
A list for a Tuesday night
Under the kitchen light
You needed heavy cream
And a new sewing machine
Just a ghost in my hand
In this thrift-store land
[Post-Chorus]
(Ooh ooh)
Peaches and dreams
(Ooh ooh)
Stranger in the seams
[Outro]