Hopper

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Hopper wears his helmet like a crown But every time you leave, he turns the siren down He saves a cat, then burns his toast Writes your name in fog across the engine post His boots are wet, his coffee’s cold His brave little heart is seven kinds of old He ran into a kitchen, looking cool Then slipped on a cucumber by the pool [Pre-Chorus] He says, “I’m fine,” with a trembling hose And a little ash stuck to his nose [Chorus] Oh, Hopper, sad boy of the fire brigade Crying in the truck while the brownies get sprayed You broke his heart, now he’s breaking through walls But mostly through the station bathroom stalls Oh, Hopper, hero with a miserable grin Putting out flames but never winning He’ll rescue the town, though his love life’s doomed And sob in the locker room [Verse 2] He keeps your picture in his glove Right beside the map and emergency gloves The chief says, “Hopper, focus on the call” He says, “I am,” then texts you through it all He chased a spark up onto the roof Slipped on a hose and lost one tooth The crew yelled, “Buddy, are you okay?” He said, “Only emotionally, anyway” [Pre-Chorus] He sprays the flames, he blames the rain He alphabetizes all his pain [Chorus] Oh, Hopper, sad boy of the fire brigade Crying in the truck while the brownies get sprayed You broke his heart, now he’s breaking through walls But mostly through the station bathroom stalls Oh, Hopper, hero with a miserable grin Putting out flames but never winning He’ll rescue the town, though his love life’s doomed And sob in the locker room [Bridge] He wrote a poem on a fire report: “Roses are red, my feelings are scorched” The chief stamped “DENIED” across the page Hopper screamed, “My sorrow’s underage!” [Breakdown] Helmet on! Tears out! Hopper’s got the sad face now! Hose pulled tight! Heart pulled loose! Somebody hide the emotional juice! [Final Chorus] Oh, Hopper, sad boy of the fire brigade Still wearing the breakup shirt he never changed You broke his heart, but he won’t stay down He’ll save the whole block in a bathrobe and gown Oh, Hopper, hero with a miserable grin The smoke alarm says, “Let the healing begin” He’ll rescue the town, then sing out of tune And cry at the station by noon [Outro] Hopper’s brave, Hopper’s blue Hopper still has soot on his shoe The fire is out, the sky is clear He’s sad, but at least he’s sincere