I am wiping sticky tables
When the bell rings pure and bright
My smile blooms
Second nature
Then withers on the vine
I let the new girl take the order
I am awestruck by his nerve
To show his face in this sweet place
After what he did to Fleur's
A mother wants the ketchup
I want to bloody scream
To show the town I live in
This is not a normal scene
But would she really thank me
If I unearthed her hurt
Paraded it afresh between these lattes and desserts
And could I play the white knight
Even if that's what she'd want
Wouldn't the bonfire of hypocrisy
Cremate me on the spot
I've done as bad
I have done worse
It's that remorse that saves me now
That's what I tell myself
My innocence needs me to attack
My guilt to understand
The history
The circumstance
The bell rings
The door slams
The bell rings in the sunshine
Pure and bright
In the playground on the hilltop
They're learning wrong from right
The bell rings in the sunshine
Pure and bright
Everywhere still