[Verse 1] The door chime rings a frantic C-sharp I'm over-dressed and I'm trying too hard You say, "Back so soon?" with a tilted head I lose the words that I'd practiced in bed I'm staring at the woodgrain on the floor Instead of the girl that I'm standing before I point at a tin, my pulse is a train "I'll take another round of the Lavender Rain." [Pre-Chorus] I'm a stuttering mess in a button-down shirt Trying to flirt while my dignity hurts You wrap up my panic in a paper bag While the clock on the wall starts to jitter and lag. [Chorus] Now my house is a cathedral, lit like a Sunday mass Full of expensive glass I didn't mean to amass! It smells like Regret and Flowers Burning through the midnight hours Yeah, my hallway's full of altars, every window's got a glow I'm a pyromaniac with nowhere to go It smells like Regret and Flowers Yeah, I'm buying up the courage And I'm leaving with the candles! [Verse 2] (Drum beat stays tight; bass takes a little walk) You strike a match, the sulfur sparks I'm making small talk in the dark You ask about my day, I forget how to speak The spirit is willing but the English is weak I mumble something ‘bout a "Stormy Pine" You smile at the counter like you're reading my mind. [Bridge] It's the end of the month, the shelves are bare You laugh and say my picture should be hanging in there You're counting my receipts, your eyes go wide Then you lean across the counter with a look inside "I think I owe you dinner for the rent this week" And suddenly the floor starts to feel less bleak! (Hey!) [Final Chorus] (Key change! Up a half-step. Maximum jangle, maximum energy) Now your smile is a revival, burning every doubt to ash I'm finally moving past the jars of expensive glass! Still smells like Regret and Flowers But we're walking through the midnight hours Yeah, the porch light's turning starlight, shadows tangled on the street I'm finally finding rhythm on my own two feet It smells like Regret and Flowers And I'm finally, finally... Not just leaving with the candles! [Outro] (Repeated "Regret and Flowers" hook with playful ad-libs) (Just you and me!) Under streetlight showers (Breathing in!) Regret and flowers (Breathing out!) "See you tomorrow?" (Sudden stop on a bright, ringing guitar chord)
