INTRO – 8 bars instrumental] [VERSE 1 – spaced, controlled] I had a house With symmetrical walls A life arranged In sensible calls The chairs aligned The silver behaved Nothing was wrong Nothing was saved [PRE-CHORUS – slight lift, still restrained] No storm arrived No great demand So I composed A different plan [CHORUS – smooth, ironic swing] I bought a ship To feel like something White sails, polite And deeply unconvincing I left it all With excellent timing A well-dressed man Misplacing his life [VERSE 2 – slightly more rhythmic, dry humor] I hired men Who understood The art of theft As I never could They spoke of flags And when to run I took some notes And ruined one [PRE-CHORUS 2 – small crack appears] They asked for fire I asked for form They wanted blood I wanted… warm [CHORUS – same, slightly fuller instrumentation] I bought a ship To feel like something White sails, polite And quietly failing I played the part Without believing A practiced man With nothing to prove [BRIDGE – stripped, reflective, very spaced] If I become A story worth telling Will I arrive Or just keep pretending I changed the scene But not the feeling The ocean is wide And I am the same [FINAL CHORUS – slightly heavier swing, still controlled] I bought a ship To feel like something No storm appeared So I became one Well-cut coat And terrible timing A careful man Undoing his life [OUTRO – 8–12 bars instrumental]
