Sidewalk Cracks

[Intro] (Guitar loop starts alone) (Distant traffic) (Soft glowing synth enters like memory) [Verse 1] I made it back to the sidewalk cracks With the river still breathing behind my back Mary said slow down Amanita said stay But the bills came screaming by the end of the day The screens got bright And the mouths got loud Everybody selling me a brand-new crowd I had dirt-born grace still under my skin But the whole damn world kept trying to get in [Pre-Chorus] And I hear it low Where the roots still grow Calling me down Calling me home [Chorus] Mushroom Kingdom calling I can hear it through the rain Golden caps are glowing Like a lantern in my brain I don't want to disappear I just need somewhere to breathe Mushroom Kingdom calling Saying come back underneath [Instrumental Break] (Wah guitar lead) (Bass loop gets heavier) (Looped vocal hums) [Verse 2] I stood in line with a plastic smile Watched my soul walk off for a little while Boss man talking like a broken machine While my mind kept wandering back to green Back to the river Back to the dirt Back where mercy didn't ask me to work Back where the silence had something to say Back where the mycelium carried the weight [Pre-Chorus] And I hear it low Where the roots still grow Calling me down Calling me home [Chorus] Mushroom Kingdom calling I can hear it through the rain Golden caps are glowing Like a lantern in my brain I don't want to disappear I just need somewhere to breathe Mushroom Kingdom calling Saying come back underneath [Extended Guitar Solo] (Delay-soaked guitar climbs) (Beatbox loop thickens) (Heavy groove stays steady) (Vocal ad-libs underneath) [Bridge] Maybe I can't live there Maybe I can't stay Maybe every kingdom Turns to shadow in the day Maybe I just need it Like a chapel in my chest Somewhere I can visit When the world won't let me rest [Final Chorus] Mushroom Kingdom calling But I'm standing in the rain Golden caps are glowing Still I whisper back my name I don't need to disappear I just need somewhere to breathe Mushroom Kingdom calling But I won't stay underneath [Outro] (Guitar loop fades) (Distant traffic softens) Calling me down Calling me home But I won't go alone