Lyric

Hush now, hero, dry your eyes

Whatever you did, we'll call it right

Bring the gold letters after your name

The room is waiting to swallow the blame

Sit up straight with your knees to your chest

Tell Mama softly you tried your best

Good boys get the velvet ribbon

Tie it tight; the stain stays hidden

If the whole room nods, then the glass didn't break

It's only a spill, it was all a mistake

Pin your pardon to your collar

She won't ask you where it's from

Close your eyes, the room is clapping

Mama knows you did no wrong

Tie it tight, tie it tight

Make it clean, make it white

Nod, nod, clap, clap

No one sees the crack

You spilled the tea on the Sunday dress

Then pointed a finger to clean up the mess

They gathered around you to pat your head

And rewrote the sentence before it was said

No one will ask for the broken plate

As long as you smile at the garden gate

Good boys get the velvet ribbon

Tie it tight; the stain stays hidden

If the whole room nods, then the glass didn't break

It's only a spill, it was all a mistake

Pin your pardon to your collar

She won't ask you where it's from

Close your eyes, the room is clapping

Mama knows you did no wrong

Tie it tight, tie it tight

Make it clean, make it white

Nod, nod, clap, clap

No one sees the crack

Funny, my screen is in my hand

Blue light keeps my words awake

I called you small in my sweetest voice

Then watched the little numbers change

The room held out its other hand

I laid my cheek against its sleeve

Something soft went round my collar

I forgot I meant to leave

Good girls get the velvet ribbon

Tie it tight; the stain stays hidden

If the whole room nods, then the glass didn't break

It's only a spill, it was all a mistake

Pin my pardon to my collar

Don't ask me where it's from

Close my eyes, the room is clapping

Mama, say I did no wrong

Tie it tight, tie it tight

Make it clean, make it white

Nod, nod, clap, clap

No one sees the crack

Nod for me too

Nod for me too

Do I look good in velvet too?