[Verse 1] Ding of the door You look up Say "hey" Ink on your hands Hair in the way Stacks to the ceiling You dance as you shelve Heart in my throat I’m one hundred and twelve [Pre-Chorus] You ask if I’m a night guy I laugh Say "yeah I guess" You recommend a romance I’m already obsessed [Chorus] I’m your midnight regular Paperback predator Buying one more book just to look Just to look at her If you knew my secret Would you scream and run? Or open up your arms Say "you’re still someone"? Head over heels in your secondhand spell But I’m a handsome disaster you can’t ever tell So I’ll just pine between the aisles for you My little sun in a shop with a creaky roof [Verse 2] Glasses slide down You push them back up Sip from your mug In that chipped blue cup You circle your favorites On my receipt I circle the rhythm Of your laugh in my teeth [Pre-Chorus] You say "You’re pale Are you tired?" I say "Just read too late" You say "Same I’m a bookworm" I bite down on fate [Chorus] [Bridge] [low vocal register] If I told you why I never meet you in the sun Why I flinch at little things Why I say I gotta run Would you stake my stupid heart Or say "I’ve read this plot"? "Monster boy falls hard But he’s softer than he thought" [crescendo] Shelves and secrets closing in I’m a crush I can’t begin You say "See you tomorrow Right?" I say "Yeah… all my life" [Chorus]
