[Verse 1] I make my bed Then crawl back in Scroll through a world I don't believe in Call it a phase Call it a season I call it Tuesday Searching for a reason [Chorus] I need a pretext for existing Something small Something insisting Like your name lighting up my phone Like a plant that needs me to come home Give me a pretext for existing Tiny proof the air is listening 'Cause I don't need a grand design Just one dumb thing that says I'm fine (for now) [Verse 2] Buy fresh fruit Let it go bad Leave all my books Half-underlined Half-unread Laugh at a joke Three hours late Tell all my friends "I'm good I swear I'm great" [Chorus] I need a pretext for existing Something petty Something twisting Like the show we said we'd watch someday Like your hoodie I refuse to give away Give me a pretext for existing Quiet chords in all this hissing I don't need the universe to care Just one small thread to keep me here [Bridge] Could be rent that’s due on Monday Could be coffee with my mom Could be "text me when you get there" Any tiny Tired vow I can lean on [Chorus] I need a pretext for existing Something dumb but still persisting Like the way you say my middle name Like the barista who knows my order Same Give me a pretext for existing Paper-thin but still resisting Till one soft morning I might breathe And be the reason I don't leave
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