Lyric

A whole town

Sinking in the fog

Smaller, calmer

Than you might imagine

From morning until night

The café’s full of life

I try to stay detached

But if I whisper rumors

They’ll echo from edge to edge

Across the town, ignored

In the local news debate

Just a tiny preliminary, right?

Will they talk about me, I wonder?

Grape picking, strawberry picking

I like standing out, you know

Just being mentioned

Is already something

I’m a little negative, it’s true

But saying it backwards

It feels just right

“You’re so lively!” they say

They praise my acting

But I get down sometimes

Can’t help it, even if I try

No matter how many times I say it

It doesn’t stick

Is it a bargain sale tonight?

Don’t make goals out of goals

I go straight negative

Nothing goes the way I want

I’m good at keeping secrets

Even from myself

In the local news debate

Just a tiny preliminary, right?

Will they talk about me, I wonder?

Grape picking, strawberry picking

I like standing out, you know

Just being mentioned

Is already something

Just being noticed

Even a little

Feels like a gift

A tiny echo

Across the quiet streets

I’m thankful, really