Spin Cycle Smile

[Intro]
[Verse]
Fluorescent lights and steam
Living in a washing machine dream
My quarters are all spent
Wondering where the morning went
The smell of lavender and soap
A tiny dose of tired hope
[Chorus]
Oh, it’s the spin cycle smile
Stay here for a little while
You folded my favorite shirt
Dusting off the city dirt
No names, just a quiet grace
In this humid, holy place
[Verse]
You picked up my faded tee
The one from ninety-three
You smoothed out every single crease
A momentary masterpiece
I watched you from the plastic chair
Pretending that I wasn't there
[Pre-Chorus]
My socks are missing their twins
That’s how the lonely day begins
We’re strangers sharing fabric soft
Looking at the dust motes aloft
[Chorus]
Oh, it’s the spin cycle smile
Stay here for a little while
You folded my favorite shirt
Dusting off the city dirt
No names, just a quiet grace
In this humid, holy place
[Solo]
[Bridge]
The dryer dings a final bell
A story we will never tell
You grab your bag and leave
Nothing left up your sleeve
Just a ghost in the rinse
I haven't seen a kindness since
[Hook]
Folding clothes, letting go
Catching light, moving slow
Folding clothes, letting go
Catching light, moving slow
[Post-Chorus]
Tiny magic in the steam
Living in a laundry dream
Tiny magic in the steam
Living in a laundry dream
[Verse]
I’ll wear the shirt tomorrow noon
Humming a forgotten tune
Thinking of your steady hands
And all our accidental plans
The coffee’s cold, the sky is grey
But I’ll be okay today
[Chorus]
Oh, it’s the spin cycle smile
Stay here for a little while
You folded my favorite shirt
Dusting off the city dirt
No names, just a quiet grace
In this humid, holy place
[Break]
[Outro]