Verse 1
I put a dollar in the universe
It gave me back a paper curse
Said: “Out of stock on what you’re worth”
Try again in March
I laughed so hard I almost cried
Bought a soda just to feel alive
There’s carbonation in my eyes
And sugar in my scars
Pre-Chorus
If love’s a game I lost the cheat code
I’m stuck between the snack rows
Press B7, watch my hopes fall slow
Chorus
I left my heart in the vending machine
It’s spinning in circles behind the glass screen
You can see it but you can’t quite reach
Story of me
And I shake and I shake
But it won’t come free
Guess some things are stuck permanently
If you want my love
Bring quarters and a crowbar, please
Verse 2
The clerk said life’s a lottery
But I’ve been scratching apathy
Every ticket says: “Try therapy”
Or move to Tennessee
There’s a sale on artificial smiles
Buy one, get one: denial
I’ve been wearing mine a while
It matches everything
Pre-Chorus
If hope’s a drink I spilled it all
Slipping on the tiled floor
Press B7, hear my spirit call
Chorus
I left my heart in the vending machine
It’s spinning in circles behind the glass screen
You can see it but you can’t quite reach
Story of me
And I shake and I shake
But it won’t come free
Guess some things are stuck permanently
If you want my love
Bring quarters and a crowbar, please
Bridge (weird breakdown)
Maybe I like it there
Safe behind fluorescent prayer
No fingerprints
No repair
Maybe broken things look cute
In a perfectly lit display booth
I wave at it
It waves back too
Final Chorus (big + playful)
I left my heart in the vending machine
But it looks kinda good in the in-between
Like a museum piece
Of who I used to be
And I shake and I shake
Now I’m laughing at me
Turns out I was never empty
I had change in my pocket
The whole time, secretly
