Looped Roots

(ahhhh) You start off working and you get so far

Now the dust settles on the windowsill

We watch the hours bend and freeze

You're chasing lines up on a paper hill

I'm left counting fallen leaves

But we can't patch up the cracks with paper glue

(no we can't)

We're fading fast in different shades of blue

Your suitcase sits beside the entryway

Like an uninvited guest

There are no clever words left to say

We both failed the quiet test

But we can't patch up the cracks with paper glue

(never can) We're fading fast in different shades of blue

Maybe then you'll forget my heart