Kalanchoe

[Verse 1]
The moonflowers on the trellis closed an hour ago
We trace the sweat on the window pane, Tybee Light's faint glow
The sound of the cicadas dies behind the closing sash
Leave the brackish air outside, collect what's in the glass

[Chorus]
And we give it to the Kalanchoe
This water line from what we breathe, the only way we know
To make a thing grow here

[Verse 2]
Your shoulder blades, a new shoreline I forgot I knew
Just past three on a Tuesday, nothing else is true
The petiole on the cutting's weak, the roots are barely there
You whispered, "Careful now," like the soil could hear us swear

[Chorus]
Yeah, we give it to the Kalanchoe
This ghost we share on humid nights, the only way we know
To make a thing grow here

[Bridge]
Is this how we start again? Or just a pretty lie?
A single leaf in a terracotta pot we both try
Not to drown, not to let go dry

[Chorus]
So we give it to the Kalanchoe
Our own slow heat on clammy glass, the only prayer we know
To make a damn thing grow here

[Outro]
Drip by drip...
Make a thing grow here.