Rootbound

[Verse 1]
I'm the Pothos on the sill by the Hampden alleyway light.
My newest leaf is yellowing, it's been a thirsty night.
You traced my veins this morning with your thumb, all rough and dry,
And whispered her name to the glass, a question to the sky.

[Chorus]
And you say my name, but you're calling for her.
Yeah, you talk to the roots, but it's all just a blur
Of a conversation you're too late to have.
I'm just the green in all this gray you have left.

[Verse 2]
The radiator clicks a beat you used to know by heart.
Your student loan reminder sits there, taped up like a chart.
Dust settles on the speakers where the Stevie used to play.
I'm reaching for a sunbeam that you blocked out yesterday.

[Chorus]
And you say my name, but you're calling for her.
Yeah, you talk to the roots, but it's all just a blur
Of a conversation you're too late to have.
I'm just the green in all this gray you have left.

[Bridge]
You should have told her.
You should have said the words right then.
"'Just give it time,' is what the dust heard," but when?
I'm rootbound in this plastic pot, I'm cracking at the seams.
You're drowning in the silence while I'm dying in your dreams.

[Outro]
I'm the Pothos on the sill by the Hampden alleyway light.
My newest leaf is yellow, and it's gonna be a long night.