June Henry - Snowglobe

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★ Verse 1 ★
Never put the 'I' in 'Love you'
I can't even stand to look
Worry, but I try to love you
Like snowglobes bought but never shook

Proof that I spent the night somewhere
Somewhere vaguely nice
It'd be where I choose to move myself
Apart from all the ice

★ Verse 2 ★
So it sits with bones and rocks and perfume
At home on my shelf
Only taken out, just to indulge you
Never for myself

And the trinkets would all pile up
As I keep shrinking down
I push my rеason to my throat
And make a different sound

And whеn I go to sleep somewhere
The trinkets take my place
They're gorgeous to admire
But I can't give up my space
And I have to try to love them
And love isn't just like stuff
It's a deluded metaphor
That doesn't mean that much

But I think it's fair to say
That it's all clutter at its core
Something to fill up space and time
With no function, just a form

And maybe I'm just broken
Or too young to understand
The whole purpose of love
Not shrinking snowglobes, buying land

★ Bridge ★
And maybe my ambition is a pitiful display
Of talent turned to skill turned into ten years summer break

And maybe by the end of this
I'll just do the right thing
Go to a good college
And forget that I can sing

But I don't know myself as well as everyone I know
They all give me memes and Gifs and words and tell me where to go
My attempts to orient myself are laughable at best
I still need mnemonic trickery for North, South, East, and West

★ Verse 3 ★
And it's hard to stomach anything
When you've got guts of straw
It's hard to stand up for yourself
When you're not very tall

It's terrifying to imagine
One day waking up
Realizing I'm stranded
Realizing I'm stuck

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June Henry is an 18-year-old songwriter and multi instrumentalist currently based in Prairie Village, Kansas. Her music explores themes of mental illness, queerness, and growing up.