Casual Cartwheels

[Intro]

Mm... casual, casual...

Mm... casual.

[Verse 1]

Practiced it in the mirror: "Oh, hey, what's up?" — smooth,

Shoulders down, chin level, nothing left to prove.

Then you're in the cereal aisle holding something blue,

And my whole rehearsed hello goes — whoosh — right out of view.

Grab a box of oatmeal like it's my favorite thing,

I don't even like oatmeal — what is this I'm doing?

[Pre-Chorus]

Cool, cool, cool, cool...

Smile — but not too much.

[Chorus]

My heart does cartwheels, my face stays casual,

Inside it's confetti, outside — "Oh, hi."

Cartwheel, cartwheel, don't let it show,

Keep it low-key, keep it slow.

My heart does cartwheels, my face stays calm —

Oatmeal in my left hand, sweat in my palm.

Cartwheel, cartwheel, don't let it show,

Say "oh, hey" and go slow.

[Verse 2]

You say, "Nice jacket," and I say, "Oh, this old thing,"

(It's the only one I've worn since the start of spring.)

You laugh at something silly that I said, and I laugh too,

Fluorescent lights are humming like they're playing something new.

You ask me what I'm making, and I say, "Uh... oatmeal?"

You say, "Me too, I love oatmeal," and the whole day feels surreal.

[Pre-Chorus]

Cool, cool, cool, cool...

Smile — but not too much.

[Chorus]

My heart does cartwheels, my face stays casual,

Inside it's confetti, outside — "Oh, hi."

Cartwheel, cartwheel, don't let it show,

Keep it low-key, keep it slow.

My heart does cartwheels, my face stays calm —

Oatmeal in my left hand, sweat in my palm.

Cartwheel, cartwheel, don't let it show,

Say "oh, hey" and go slow.

[Bridge]

Okay, deep breath — put the oatmeal down,

Look up, say it plain: "Want to walk around?"

You grin and say, "I thought you'd never ask,"

And my cartwheels finally land at last.

[Final Chorus]

My heart does cartwheels, and I let it show,

Inside it's confetti, outside it's a glow.

Cartwheel, cartwheel, nothing to hide,

Out the door together, side by side.

My heart does cartwheels, who cares if I'm calm?

Oatmeal in the bag and your hand in my palm.

Cartwheel, cartwheel, there you go,

No more acting — just hello.

[Outro]

Mm... casual, casual...

Mm... hello.