Cotton Ghost

[Intro]
[Verse]
Fluorescent light is humming low
Nowhere else for me to go
Two AM on a Tuesday night
Everything feels almost right
Suds are bubbling on the floor
I don't look back at the door
[Pre-Chorus]
Streetlight through the fogged-up glass
Watching all the minutes pass
Heat is rising from the grate
I stopped fighting with my fate
[Chorus]
Let it tumble, let it spin
Where the heavy ghosts begin
That old hoodie, faded grey
Wash the 'what-ifs' all away
Now it's warm and now it's light
I'm finally free tonight
[Post-Chorus]
Yeah, I'm finally free
Just the static and me
Let it tumble, let it spin
Let the new life begin
[Verse]
Silver lint inside the trap
Falling right into my lap
Cotton threads are worn and thin
Like the skin I'm living in
Yellow stains and coffee spots
Tying up the final knots
[Pre-Chorus]
Steam is thick against the pane
Washing out the winter rain
I can breathe the static air
Knowing that you aren't there
[Chorus]
Let it tumble, let it spin
Where the heavy ghosts begin
That old hoodie, faded grey
Wash the 'what-ifs' all away
Now it's warm and now it's light
I'm finally free tonight
[Bridge]
The Wurlitzer is playing slow
Telling me it's time to go
No more questions in the dark
No more waiting for a spark
The heavy door swings wide and free
Giving back the rest of me
[Verse]
I fold the sleeves across the chest
Putting all the ghosts to rest
It doesn't smell like you at all
Just the soap against the wall
The shaker hits the final beat
Walking down the empty street
The dryer stops its iron roar
I don't need you anymore
[Chorus]
Let it tumble, let it spin
Where the heavy ghosts begin
That old hoodie, faded grey
Wash the 'what-ifs' all away
Now it's warm and now it's light
I'm finally free tonight
[Post-Chorus]
Yeah, I'm finally free
Just the static and me
Let it tumble, let it spin
Let the new life begin
[Outro]