Fossil Prints and Lint

[Intro]
[Verse]
The dryer spins a heavy beat
In this 2 AM humid heat
I saw them tumbling through the glass
Just small things
The little things that others pass
Two T-Rexes in neon green
Strangest sight I’ve ever seen
[Pre-Chorus]
I’ve been watching for a week or two
Wondering if they belong to you
You leave them there so purposefully
Like a signal only I can see
[Chorus]
So I’m leaving this note for you
Tucked inside a pocket or two
To the owner of the dinosaur socks
Who keeps time by the ticking clocks
May your joy stay bright and wild
Like the secrets of a lonely child
[Post-Chorus]
Keep them safe
Keep them gold
Stories that remain untold
[Verse]
I used to keep a silver tin
To put my foundling treasures in
A bottle cap, a jagged stone
Things that felt a bit alone
I thought if I could hold them tight
The sun would never quit the light
[Pre-Chorus]
It’s funny how we grow away
From the games we used to play
But seeing cotton fossils in the bin
Brings the magic back again
[Chorus]
So I’m leaving this note for you
Tucked inside a pocket or two
To the owner of the dinosaur socks
Who keeps time by the ticking clocks
May your joy stay bright and wild
Like the secrets of a lonely child
[Bridge]
We spend our lives just moving on
Until the magic’s mostly gone
But here between the lint and steam
I found a fragment of a dream
It’s not much but it’s enough
To soften all the edges rough
[Verse]
I’m folding up this yellow page
To leave inside this metal cage
I hope you find it when you’re done
Underneath the morning sun
Keep the pair and keep the pride
Of the little things we hide inside
[Chorus]
So I’m leaving this note for you
Tucked inside a pocket or two
To the owner of the dinosaur socks
Who keeps time by the ticking clocks
May your joy stay bright and wild
Like the secrets of a lonely child
[Post-Chorus]
Keep them safe
Keep them gold
Stories that remain untold
[Outro]