Hothouse Strangers

[Verse 1]
(Me)
That jade plant on your window sill, the one we stole from City College
Is it still alive? Did you forget it needed sun, like common knowledge?
I see you watching from across the floor, a ghost in neon pink
The bass drum shakes the condensation running down your drink.

[Chorus]
(Both)
Don't say you're sorry now the roots are cut
We're just two strangers in the strobe light's gut
This beat's the only breath I want tonight
A different kind of greenhouse, just as bright.

[Verse 2]
(You)
You said, "I didn't know the words to say back in that silent fall,"
Hiding your face behind the smoke that clings against the wall.
Two years felt like a Tuesday you just slept right through
While I was pruning back the dying leaves, what else was I to do?

[Chorus]
(Both)
Don't say you're sorry now the roots are cut
We're just two strangers in the strobe light's gut
This beat's the only breath I want tonight
A different kind of greenhouse, just as bright.

[Bridge]
(Me)
The fog rolls down from San Bruno mountain, erases every street
Some fragile hybrids just can't take the sudden, suffocating heat.

[Outro]
(Me)
The final breath... a different kind of bright…