[intro] Mm mm Ooh Mm mm mm Ahh You still leave the hall light on Not the lamp, the other one I noticed Tuesday (Stay there) (Mm, stay there) [verse 1] The blue cup’s back above the sink Turned handle in like you always do There’s a receipt under the sugar tin With the corner folded twice Mm mm I took the long way past Mercer Street Then doubled back at the pharmacy The man behind the counter looked up Like he’d been told to (Ooh, like he knew) (Like he knew) Your name came through at 2:13 No words, just breathing, then the click I counted to eight before I moved Same as before Mm mm mm Same as before [pre-chorus] I know what the red mark means I know why you wiped the mirror clean Ahh Don’t say it here Don’t say it here (The walls, the walls) (Mm, the walls) The walls do that thing [chorus] Call it neurosis Ooh, call it neurosis If that keeps it small I still check the latch After checking the latch Still hear your shoes In the pause in the hall (Mm, in the hall) (Ooh, I hear them) Call it neurosis I won’t correct you now Ahh ahh Just don’t move the chair From where we left it (Leave it there) (Leave it there) Don’t ask me why Mm You know why [post-chorus] Mm mm mm Ooh ooh You know why Ahh Mm mm mm Leave it there Leave it there [verse 2] The upstairs window’s open again Three inches, maybe four I used the towel from the back of the door And put it straight in the bin Mm mm There was mud along the garden wall But none beneath the gate I didn’t call about it You told me not to call about things like that (Not about that) (No, not that) At dinner I set out two forks Then put one back before you saw You watched the clock above the fridge Without once asking the time Ooh Without once asking [pre-chorus] The kettle stopped before it boiled I unplugged it anyway Mm mm You said, "Not tonight" I said, "Okay" (Not tonight) (Okay) (Not tonight) [chorus] Call it neurosis Ooh, call it neurosis If that keeps it small I still check the latch After checking the latch Still hear your shoes In the pause in the hall (Mm, in the hall) (Ooh, I hear them) Call it neurosis I won’t correct you now Ahh ahh Just don’t move the chair From where we left it (Leave it there) (Leave it there) Don’t ask me why Mm You know why [bridge] Mm Mm mm Ahh I found the envelope behind the books No stamp No date The handwriting starts like yours And ends like somebody trying (Ooh) (Somebody trying) I didn’t open it Mm mm I did hold it to the light Ahh I did see enough (Enough) (Enough) (Don’t say it) And now the dog won’t go downstairs Mm mm mm Won’t go downstairs [chorus] Call it neurosis Ooh, call it neurosis If that keeps it small I still check the latch After checking the latch Still hear your shoes In the pause in the hall (Mm, in the hall) (Ooh, I hear them) (I hear them) Call it neurosis Say I’m making it worse Ahh ahh But the hall light’s on The chair hasn’t moved And somebody turned The blue cup first (Who turned it) (Mm, who turned it) (Who turned it first) [post-chorus] Mm mm mm Ooh ooh ooh Leave it there Don’t touch the chair Don’t touch the cup (Mm, leave it there) (Leave it there) You know why You know why [outro] Mm mm Ahh Ooh So leave it there (Leave it there) Leave everything there Mm mm mm And if the phone rings twice Then stops Ooh Don’t answer (Don’t answer) (Don’t answer) Mm mm Ahh Don’t answer [end]
