[Verse 1]
Late bus
Coffee in a paper cup
Same crack in the sidewalk
Still tripping me up
Billboard peeling at the corner
Colors running in the rain
You mouth words through a window
I miss half
But feel the same
[Chorus]
Sidewalk static in my head
All these little shocks from things you said
We never planned to stay
We never planned to stay
But we’re still here
Pretending we might leave
Sidewalk static in our sleeves
[Verse 2]
Neon buzz in the laundromat
You fold my shirt
I fold your map
Phones glow
Someone’s laughing
Fake stars in a cloudy sky
You say you’re saving for a train ride
I say I’m saving face
Both of us circling
The edges of this place
[Chorus]
Sidewalk static in my head
All these little shocks from things you said
We never planned to stay
We never planned to stay
But we’re still here
Pretending we might leave
Sidewalk static in our sleeves
[Bridge]
[Band drops to electric piano and soft drums]
You draw a skyline on the fogged-up glass
Crooked buildings leaning like they’ll never last
If everything’s fading
Why do we stay?
You shrug and say
“I kinda like the gray” (yeah)
[Chorus]
Sidewalk static in my head
All these little shocks from things you said
We never planned to stay
We never planned to stay
But we’re still here
Pretending we might leave
Sidewalk static
Sidewalk static
Wired in our sleeves