[Verse 1 — almost spoken, dry and close] Walk the rooms, mark the walls Little failures, nothing falls Hairline crack above the door Wasn't there the week before Hinge is loose, the door hangs proud Nothing worth complaining aloud [Pre-Chorus — pulse begins underneath] Item one: I never said it Item two: you let it slide Item three: we worked around it Long enough to call it fine [Chorus — violent, mechanical] NOTHING'S BROKEN ENOUGH TO STOP NOTHING'S WHOLE ENOUGH TO CLOSE EVERYTHING STILL FUNCTIONS THAT'S HOW NOBODY KNOWS SIGN THE WALKTHROUGH HAND ME THE KEYS CALL IT COMPLETE IF THAT'S WHAT YOU NEED But the punch list stays open The punch list grows [Verse 2 — quieter, colder] Caulk the seam and paint it clean Hide the stain like it's never been Shim the frame until it shuts Cover what the settling does Every patch becomes the proof We learned to live beneath the roof [Pre-Chorus — more personal] Item four: the bedroom silence Item five: the kitchen floor Item six: the way we stopped asking What we were repairing for [Chorus] NOTHING'S BROKEN ENOUGH TO STOP NOTHING'S WHOLE ENOUGH TO CLOSE EVERYTHING STILL FUNCTIONS THAT'S HOW NOBODY KNOWS SIGN THE WALKTHROUGH HAND ME THE KEYS CALL IT COMPLETE IF THAT'S WHAT YOU NEED But the punch list stays open The punch list grows [Bridge — machinery cuts out, single repeating click] Substantial completion Is not the same As done Substantial completion Means you can occupy it It does not mean It's done [Instrumental — clicks only, 4 bars] It does not mean We're done [Breakdown — rhythm ugly and repetitive, shouted] MARK IT PATCH IT PAINT IT PASS IT MARK IT PATCH IT PAINT IT PASS IT DON'T OPEN THE WALL DON'T OPEN THE WALL [Final Chorus — blown apart, degraded] NOTHING'S BROKEN ENOUGH TO STOP NOTHING'S WHOLE ENOUGH TO CLOSE EVERYTHING STILL FUNCTIONS AND EVERYBODY KNOWS NO FINAL PAYMENT NO RELEASE NO CLEAN SET OF DRAWINGS NO PEACE The punch list stays open The punch list grows The punch list stays open Until one of us goes [Outro — isolated piano, room noise] Final inspection... pending
