///*****/// [Intro | clipped guitar | kick pulse | sharp piano stabs | female vocal, dry and confident] Okay This is bad But not, like, right-now bad [Verse 1 | tight driving groove | fast conversational phrasing] The rent was due, the car broke down My boss picked today to come around I moved some money from a card To pay another card It's not ideal, but look—we're fine so far The check-engine light is burning red I turned the radio up instead If something's knocking underneath That's more of a Tuesday thing And Monday me has somewhere else to be [Pre-Chorus | bass climbs | drums tighten | rising vocal] I know, I know This road gets narrow But I only need To make it through tomorrow [Chorus | explosive melodic hook | stacked harmonies | driving drums] Future me can handle it She's probably more responsible Future me has got this Present me is occupied I'm putting out the fire With whatever else will burn If the lesson's gonna hurt Then future me can learn One more turn One more fix One more little consequence I'll make the least bad choice I see And leave the rest To future me [Verse 2 | punchy bass | clipped guitar | amused self-awareness] My sister called, I said, "I'm good" In the technically-correct sense that I could I promised Friday to three different friends At three different places That's a scheduling problem for whoever makes it The kitchen faucet won't shut tight So now I own a wrench—alright I wedged a towel beneath the sink Bought myself a week, I think Look at me, practically engineering [Pre-Chorus | synth accents | slightly bigger lift] I know, I know The math is tragic But desperation Is just creative problem-solving with bad habits [Chorus | full pop-rock groove | bright backing vocals] Future me can handle it She's probably more responsible Future me has got this Present me is occupied I'm putting out the fire With whatever else will burn If the lesson's gonna hurt Then future me can learn One more turn One more fix One more little consequence I'll make the least bad choice I see And leave the rest To future me [Post-Chorus | rhythmic backing vocals] Not my problem yet Not my problem yet Not my problem— Okay, technically mine Just not mine yet [Verse 3 | faster phrasing | drums more urgent | lead increasingly committed] I missed the deadline, changed the date Said traffic when I left too late Said "five minutes" from across the town And somehow that's a promise That tomorrow's gonna have to live without I took the shortcut, missed the street Put coffee where I meant to eat Made plans on top of other plans Then solved it with a lie That creates three brand-new problems down the line [Pre-Chorus | stop-start rhythm | vocal pushing forward] I know, I know Eventually I'll meet her The poor exhausted woman Who inherits all my features [Chorus | bigger harmonies | full drums] Future me can handle it She's probably more responsible Future me has got this Present me is occupied I'm putting out the fire With whatever else will burn If the lesson's gonna hurt Then future me can learn One more turn One more fix One more little consequence I'll make the least bad choice I see And leave the rest To future me [Bridge | drums drop to kick and bass | breathless vocal | tension building] Dear future me Sorry about the overdraft And the dentist And the thing behind the dashboard And the package I forgot to send Sorry about the conversation You're apparently having Thursday And apparently you're hosting dinner I may have told them eight [drums building] But look— You're alive You're smart You'll improvise That's basically our whole design [Final Chorus | full-power | bright guitar and piano | stacked harmonies | triumphant irresponsibility] Future me can handle it She always does, it's beautiful Future me has got this She's been saving me for years I'm putting out the fire And she's cleaning up the smoke It's a deeply flawed arrangement But somehow we're both coping One more turn One more fix One more barely-dodged catastrophe I'll make the least bad choice I see And leave the rest To future me [Outro | groove continues | clipped guitar | amused dry vocal] Future me— [beat] ...good luck with tomorrow.
