The Unrecorded Kind

[Intro]
[Verse]
Dust on the cardboard
Moving across the floorboard
Old tapes in a drawer
I don't need them anymore
But the light hits the floor
In a way I can't ignore
[Pre-Chorus]
Then I see it there
Yellow paper, thin and rare
From a July state of mind
Something I forgot to find
[Chorus]
Ninety-seven in the rain
Wash away the growing pain
Just a ticket in my hand
Better than the things I planned
Small moments shine so bright
In the middle of the night
Yeah, they're shining tonight
[Post-Chorus]
Ooh, the unrecorded kind
Ooh, the peace I had to find
[Verse]
Ferris wheel was stalling
Gentle mist was falling
I can hear you calling
Through the years of hauling
All this weight we're walling
It's the past we're forestalling
[Pre-Chorus]
It's a faded ghost
Thing I think I love the most
Not the stage or the prize
Just the look in your eyes
[Chorus]
Ninety-seven in the rain
Wash away the growing pain
Just a ticket in my hand
Better than the things I planned
Small moments shine so bright
In the middle of the night
Yeah, they're shining tonight
[Bridge]
I chased the silver rings
And all the heavy things
The trophies on the shelf
The shadow of myself
But this scrap of blue and red
Is the only thing I've kept instead
[Breakdown]
Brushed drums on the beat
Summer air and asphalt heat
No camera in the crowd
Just a memory allowed
[Chorus]
Ninety-seven in the rain
Wash away the growing pain
Just a ticket in my hand
Better than the things I planned
Small moments shine so bright
In the middle of the night
Yeah, they're shining tonight
[Post-Chorus]
Ooh, the unrecorded kind
Ooh, the peace I had to find
Ooh, I'm leaving it behind
But I'll keep it in my mind
[Outro]