[Verse 1] The A/C hums a lonely tune Curtains sway in afternoon Watermelon seeds in rows Counting time that never goes [Pre-Chorus] Mama asks what I have done I just stare into the sun And I wonder if I’ll be More than silence, finally [Chorus] This empty summer melts away Like shaved ice on a concrete day My friends are all in other skies I just watch the fireflies Fireworks bloom and then are gone Like the dreams I never told anyone This empty summer’s all I’ve got And it hurts more than I thought [Verse 2] Fan blades turn above my bed Text unsent, left unread Cicadas scream the evening in I wonder when the change begins [Pre-Chorus] I’m still here and time won’t wait August fades behind the gate And I wonder what will stay When the summer goes away [Final Chorus] This empty summer drifts like smoke Through every word I never spoke Friends move on, and I just stay Tracing thoughts that slip away This empty summer’s all I knew And I don’t know what to do This empty summer’s fading fast But its quiet ache will last [Outro – Humming] (soft humming fades into the A/C hum)
