097 Out for Delivery
Lyrics
tracking number became a rosary
i refresh it like a prayer
my package left new jersey
then decided to live there
estimated by nine
which nine nobody knows
the little truck icon spins
like a tiny moving ghost
i put on real pants
for a knock that never came
my porch light burned all afternoon
like a runway with no plane
three stops away
then back to secaucus
delivery exception
is scripture to me now
out for delivery
somewhere near my destiny
three stops away from changing me
probably just batteries
but still
out for delivery
i left the porch light on like sunday
wore real pants for half a monday
the box said arriving today
and i believed
like a fool
with prime energy
porch camera working overtime
neighbors think i'm casing my own place
every dog bark starts a drumline
every engine rev is holy grace
fedex passed with someone else's shoes
ups waved and broke my heart
usps slowed down in front of me
then vanished into the dark
i checked the app
the app checked me
we both agreed to disagree
it said in transit
i said where
it said don't worry
i said prove it
palmetto whispered maybe
missouri city said good luck
louisville turned the sky around
and ate another truck
but secaucus sits there calmly
like a wizard in the swamp
your package has departed
no it hasn't
don't you taunt
out for delivery
somewhere near my destiny
three stops away from changing me
probably just batteries
but still
out for delivery
i left the mat like a landing strip
checked the door for a phantom slip
the box said arriving today
and i believed
like a fool
with two-day faith
wait
i don't even need the thing
that's not the point anymore
i ordered cable ties at 2 a.m.
for a project i'll ignore
but now they're delayed in new jersey
and somehow that means war
i didn't want the item
i wanted closure at my door
label created
soul destroyed
carrier awaiting item
meaning nothing has deployed
out for delivery
in a vague religious way
currently arriving
since a previous day
the porch is ready
my soul is clean
the welcome mat has seen some things
out for delivery
secaucus don't remember me
let my small unnecessary item
finally be free
palmetto took my confidence
missouri took my pity
louisville took the whole night sky
and sorted it by city
but secaucus
oh secaucus
you beautiful logistical curse
you didn't lose my package
you made me write this verse
out for delivery
somewhere near my destiny
three stops away from changing me
probably just batteries
but still
out for delivery
i know it's dumb
i know it's small
but i heard a truck
and risked it all
out for delivery
out for delivery
out for delivery
please hold all calls
i'm standing by the window
like a lighthouse with anxiety
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