[Verse 1] [clear, wry, close] Neurons moving slow through a dim little room Colors leaking out like an old photograph Frustration knocks soft, already worn thin I let it sit down and I laugh with it The body keeps score in glitter and static I rest my own hand on my shoulder and wait [Pre-Chorus] [lift] Carnival lights turning up One ride up, one ride down Sarcasm takes off its shoes The loons watch the dusk with me [Chorus] [wide, clear, glad] Brain drain, love, let it swirl I laugh at myself and I stay Joy and the ache in the same small kitchen Happy to be alive today Leaky and kind, the soul’s old pipes Drip, drip—still here Still spinning [Verse 2] [clear, smiling] Thoughts show up late in mismatched socks One of them crying, one setting a place I catch my own face in the glass and grin The loons grow gentle in the neon light Heart sends a note in disappearing ink I read it slow like a letter from a friend [Pre-Chorus] [lift] Carnival lights turning up One ride up, one ride down Sarcasm takes off its shoes The loons watch the dusk with me [Chorus] [wider] Brain drain, love, let it swirl I laugh at myself and I stay Joy and the ache in the same small kitchen Happy to be alive today Leaky and kind, the soul’s old pipes Drip, drip—still here Still spinning [Bridge] [hold, then return] If this mind is a sponge wrung too tight I rinse it again with a little mercy No need to mop up the floor tonight Just sit with the puddles and let them shine I am the leak and the quiet wave Happy to be here. That is the save. [Final Chorus] [biggest, still clear] Brain drain, love, let it swirl I laugh at myself and I stay Joy and the ache washing the same worn dishes Happy to be alive this way Leaky and kind, still mine, still kind Drip, drip—still here Still spinning Still here
