Sunny Paperclips

Sun on the dashboard,

sticky and sweet

I practice hellos like they’re lines I should read

I wore my best band tee to the corner store Hoping you’d

be there by the chips aisle,

fourth door I said “hey” too quiet,

like it didn’t count

Then I laughed at nothing,

like I meant it out loud

My phone buzzes—nothing, just a calendar ping Still I stare at it

like it might explain everything I’m brave in my head,

I’m a mess in the street If you’re thinking of me,

blink twice in the heat (oh-oh) If you want my heart,

it’s in a paper cup

Spilled on the sidewalk when the day heats up

I’m acting cool, but I’m glitching inside Like a game that won’t

load, but I keep hitting “try” So meet me where the summer

turns gold

We’ll be awkward and honest,

if that’s all we know (yeah) (oh-oh-oh) (na-na-na)

Your car smells like sunscreen and old receipts

You hum the chorus while you’re looking for your keys

I make a joke about my “very normal” brain You smile like

you get it, and it hits me the same

I rehearse the moment like a scene in my room Then life

interrupts with a siren and a broom I don’t need perfect,

I just need a sign That you’re not just killing time on

the same thin line (ooh)

If you want my heart,

it’s in a paper cup

Spilled on the sidewalk when the day heats up

I’m acting cool, but I’m glitching inside Like a game that won’t

load, but I keep hitting “try” So meet me where the summer

turns gold We’ll be awkward and honest,

if that’s all we know (yeah) I’m not a hero,

I’m a kid with a plan Two tickets,

cold soda, and shaky hands If I say it wrong,

don’t let it turn to stone Just laugh with me softly and

walk me home (ahhhh)

If you want my heart,

it’s in a paper cup

Spilled on the sidewalk when the day heats up

I’m acting cool, but I’m glitching inside Like a game that won’t

load, but I keep hitting “try” So meet me where the summer

turns gold We’ll be awkward and honest,

if that’s all we know (oh-oh-oh) (na-na-na)