Elevator Plant Swap

[Intro]

(Ding) Elevator plant swap —

round leaf for red edge

[Verse 1]

Floors blink by in little squares of light,

Two pots cradled careful, leaves upright;

She says water weekly, he says bright noontime,

Doors slide open on a tiny trade of green;

Somebody shifts a backpack, soft polite,

We finish the swap before the next floor's seen.

[Pre-Chorus]

Going up — hands exchange,

Roots and promises in a quiet range.

[Chorus]

Elevator plant swap, smile and nod,

You take the round leaf, I take the red;

Hallway friends from a thirty-second stop,

Elevator plant swap, green on the clock.

Elevator plant swap, soft goodbye,

Leave a watering tip as the floors go by;

City quiet kindness in a ceramic cup —

Elevator plant swap, fill me up.

[Verse 2]

Sticky note on the door: I'm two floors down,

New leaf unfurling like a hello sound;

Rain on the lobby glass, we wave once more,

Same ding tomorrow, same open door;

I learn the red edge likes the western pane,

He learns the round leaf drinks a careful rain.

[Pre-Chorus]

Going up — hands exchange,

Roots and promises in a quiet range.

[Chorus]

Elevator plant swap, smile and nod,

You take the round leaf, I take the red;

Hallway friends from a thirty-second stop,

Elevator plant swap, green on the clock.

Elevator plant swap, soft goodbye,

Leave a watering tip as the floors go by;

City quiet kindness in a ceramic cup —

Elevator plant swap, fill me up.

[Bridge]

Small green things can make a friend,

No big speech, just soil and care you lend;

If the week feels gray, the leaf still knows —

Swap a little sunlight as the elevator slows.

[Final Chorus]

Elevator plant swap, smile and nod,

You take the round leaf, I take the red;

Hallway friends from a thirty-second stop,

Elevator plant swap, green on the clock.

Elevator plant swap, soft goodbye,

Leave a watering tip as the floors go by;

City quiet kindness in a ceramic cup —

Elevator plant swap — fill me up.

[Outro]

(Ding) Elevator plant swap...

round leaf for red edge.