Lint on the Spine

[Intro]\n\n[Verse]\nAlphabetizing the 'Z' section now\nInk on my thumb and sweat on my brow\nThe bell rings twice with a rusty chime\nYou’re right on schedule, ahead of time\nYellow raincoat dripping on the floor\nI’ve never liked the rain much more\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\nI drop a stack of paperbacks\nMy coordination always lacks\nYou’re looking at the DIY shelf\nI’m humming softly to myself\n\n[Chorus]\nYou pick the zine about the tides\nWhere all the indie magic hides\nYou leave a trace of neon lint\nA tiny, fuzzy, woolen hint\nOf mismatched socks and messy hair\nI’m glad you’re standing over there\n\n[Post-Chorus]\nYou’re standing over there\nWith that slightly distant stare\nAnd a blue thread on the chair\n\n[Break]\n\n[Verse]\nYou prefer the hand-stapled edges\nLeaning against the wooden ledges\nLeft foot is purple, the right is gold\nThe bravest story ever told\nI find a thread of mohair blue\nA little piece of static-y you\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\nI trip over the rolling stool\nActing like a clumsy fool\nYou don’t look up from page fifteen\nThe prettiest thing I’ve ever seen\n\n[Chorus]\nYou pick the zine about the tides\nWhere all the indie magic hides\nYou leave a trace of neon lint\nA tiny, fuzzy, woolen hint\nOf mismatched socks and messy hair\nI’m glad you’re standing over there\n\n[Bridge]\nSipping cocoa that’s barely warm\nSafe inside from the coastal storm\nThe toy glockenspiel starts to play\nIn the back of my head all day\nJust a restocker in a vest\nTrying my very clumsy best\n\n[Verse]\nYou almost caught my staring eyes\nBehind a stack of oversized\nManuals on how to fix a bike\nThe kind of thing I think you’d like\nYou paid with a crinkled five\nIt’s good to feel so half-alive\n\n[Chorus]\nYou pick the zine about the tides\nWhere all the indie magic hides\nYou leave a trace of neon lint\nA tiny, fuzzy, woolen hint\nOf mismatched socks and messy hair\nI’m glad you’re standing over there\n\n[Post-Chorus]\nYeah you’re standing over there\nWith your mismatched woolen pair\nAnd the lint you leave to share\n\n[Outro]