Cherry Stain Ledger

[Intro]
[Verse]
The laptop’s humming low
Status light is amber glow
Another urgent pestering ping
I’m not doing a single thing
My boss wants a spreadsheet
But the grass feels bittersweet
So I’m slipping out the back
Leaving logic on the rack
[Pre-Chorus]
Three missed calls from a guy named Dave
I’ve got a different soul to save
It’s mine and it’s a little frayed
In the light that’s starting to fade
[Chorus]
I’m collecting metal crowns
From the sidewalks of these towns
Pressing weeds into the spine
Of a life that’s finally mine
Sticky cherry on the page
Ignoring every digital cage
Yeah it’s fine
I’m doing just fine
[Post-Chorus]
Just fine
Collecting crowns tonight
Just fine
Under the violet light
[Verse]
Found a blue one by the curb
Don’t you dare use a verb
To describe how I’m wasting time
When the sunset is a crime
This notebook cost a dollar-ten
It’s seen more than most men
Faded ink and a broken seal
This is the only thing that’s real
[Pre-Chorus]
To-do lists are just paper balls
Bouncing off the garden walls
I’m a ghost in the group chat
And I’m perfectly okay with that
[Chorus]
I’m collecting metal crowns
From the sidewalks of these towns
Pressing weeds into the spine
Of a life that’s finally mine
Sticky cherry on the page
Ignoring every digital cage
Yeah it’s fine
I’m doing just fine
[Bridge]
They say twenty-something is for the grind
But they’re the ones who’ve gone blind
To the way the fireflies blink
Faster than a human can think
I’d rather have a dandelion stain
Than a promotion and a heavy brain
[Hook]
One cap, two caps, yellow and gold
Doing exactly what I wasn’t told
Three caps, four caps, rusted and red
I’m living in the garden instead
[Verse]
Lollipop stick in my teeth
Searching for the gold underneath
A rusted cap of ginger ale
Is more honest than a retail sale
The sky is turning violet-grey
I’ll answer them another day
Or maybe I just won’t at all
Watch the evening shadows crawl
[Chorus]
I’m collecting metal crowns
From the sidewalks of these towns
Pressing weeds into the spine
Of a life that’s finally mine
Sticky cherry on the page
Ignoring every digital cage
Yeah it’s fine
I’m doing just fine
[Post-Chorus]
Just fine
Collecting crowns tonight
Just fine
Under the violet light
[Outro]