Socks on the Line - The Alt Rock Musicverse

[Intro]
Let the riff feel like a heartbeat on a clothesline.

[Verse 1]
I hung my heart up with the laundry
One blue bruise, one red apology
Morning wind keeps pulling at the seams
Little flags of everything I mean

Neighbors stare like they know my name
Like I’m a headline stitched in shame
I keep telling myself it’s fine
But I’m shaking on that wire

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Who left me here? Who drew this line?
Am I waiting for a match or a sign?
If you come back, don’t come back slow
I’m one hard gust from letting go

[Chorus]
Socks on the line, I’m hanging out to dry
Colors screaming underneath a jealous sky
You want a pair, but you just pass me by
Socks on the line — oh my, oh my

Socks on the line, twisting in the light
I’m tired of being brave for one more night
Say you’re sorry, say it like you might
Socks on the line — oh my, oh my

[Post-Chorus]
Oh my, oh my - don't let me go
Oh my, oh my — I’m still a hope

[Verse 2]
One’s got a hole where the promise leaked
The other’s spotless like the lies you keep
They slap the air like they own the day
Kicking rhythm in a static ballet

I replay every “never” you said
Every warm goodbye that turned cold instead
And I can’t tell if I’m art or neglect
Just a masterpiece you didn’t expect

[Pre-Chorus 2]
So who left us here? What was the plan?
Two threads trying to understand
If I’m the storm you can’t survive
Then say it now, and let me dive

[Chorus]
Socks on the line, I’m hanging out to dry
Colors screaming underneath a jealous sky
You want a pair, but you just pass me by
Socks on the line — oh my, oh my

Socks on the line, twisting in the light
I’m tired of being brave for one more night
Say you’re sorry, say it like you might
Socks on the line — oh my, oh my

[Breakdown]
Maybe it’s nothing, maybe it’s everything
Maybe I’m just fabric in the wind
But I feel every stare like a safety pin
And I’m bleeding through the stitching

You kept my name in your back pocket
Like spare change you forgot you had
Now I’m clinging to a cheap plastic clothespin
Trying not to go bad

[Bridge]
If you want me, say it loud
Don’t whisper love into a crowd
I don’t need perfect, I need true
I need the part of you that follows through

I’m done pretending I don’t feel
Done making paper out of steel
Hold me steady, hold me tight
Or watch me vanish in the night

[Guitar Solo]

[Build]
I’m still here, still alive
Still waiting for you to decide

[Final Chorus]
Socks on the line, I’m hanging out to dry
Colors screaming underneath a jealous sky
You want a pair, but you just pass me by
Socks on the line — oh my, oh my

Socks on the line, twisting in the light
I’m tired of being brave for one more night
Say you’re sorry, say it like you might
Socks on the line — oh my, oh my

Socks on the line, if you’re listening tonight
Pull me down, don’t leave me for the fight
If you’re gone, then make it clean and right
Socks on the line — oh my, oh my

Socks on the line, I won’t beg to survive
I’ll learn to fly if you won’t arrive
Watch me burn bright, watch me come alive
Socks on the line — oh my, oh my

[Outro]
Oh my, oh my… I’m not your maybe.