Oranges

Verse 1

Silver mesh on the screen door

Casting patterns across the dusty linoleum

I'm staring at a plastic bowl of fruit

Wishing things could feel brand new again

Sunlight's crawling across the peeling paint

Every shadow's just a reminder of who stayed

I burnt the bridge just to see the light

Now I'm shivering in the quietest part of the night

Empty soda cans and an old flip phone

Still saved a message from three years ago

You were laughing about the drive to the coast

Before we both turned into ghosts

Pre-Chorus

Everything feels loud even when it's silent

The air is heavy but the sky is clear

Everything I fought for feels so violent

And now the only thing left is the fear

Chorus

But the oranges are fading in the basket

Squeezing out the sweetness 'til the rind is dry

Staring at the sunset through a metal casket

Asking every version of us why

The oranges are fading

Yeah they're always fading

Sweetness in the marrow

Heart getting narrow

The oranges are fading

Let 'em go

Verse 2

The city lights are blinking out one by one

Like matches dropping into a dark well

I used to think I was the lucky son

Now I’m just an actor in a parallel

Peeling back the skin to see what's underneath

Staining my fingers with the scent of the past

I kept the trauma tucked beneath my teeth

Wondering how long a beautiful thing can last

I'm just a passenger on a midnight train

Counting the stations I should have gotten off

Mixing the sunshine with the pouring rain

Hiding the truth behind a shallow cough

Pre-Chorus

Everything feels loud even when it's silent

The air is heavy but the sky is clear

Everything I fought for feels so violent

And now the only thing left is the fear

Chorus

But the oranges are fading in the basket

Squeezing out the sweetness 'til the rind is dry

Staring at the sunset through a metal casket

Asking every version of us why

The oranges are fading

Yeah they're always fading

Sweetness in the marrow

Heart getting narrow

The oranges are fading

Let 'em go

Bridge

Told myself it was ambition

Turned out it was just a slow collision

Told myself I needed the stage

But I was just looking for the exit on the page

A quiet apartment and a ticking clock

Wishing I could find a way to make it stop

One more bite before the bitter sets in

Where does the memory even begin

Chorus

But the oranges are fading in the basket

Squeezing out the sweetness 'til the rind is dry

Staring at the sunset through a metal casket

Asking every version of us why

The oranges are fading

Yeah they're always fading

Sweetness in the marrow

Heart getting narrow

The oranges are fading

The oranges are fading

The oranges are fading

The oranges are fading

Let 'em go

Let it go

Just let it all go