[Time Signature: 4/4] [Tempo: 96 BPM] [Intro: sparse acoustic guitar, single dry vocal] [Key: A Minor] I woke up scratching at my own skin Counting little bites again [Verse 1: isolated upfront dry vocal, minimal bass] [Key: A Minor] There's a colony living in my mattress seam They don't pay rent, they don't ever leave I tried the powder, I tried the heat They come back stronger, they come back discreet (uh-huh) My mother said "girl, just throw it all away" But I've been sleeping in the same bed anyway (yeah) [Pre-Chorus: stripped down, vocals and keys only] [Key: F Major] And you said "Baby, that's just how it goes" You said "Everybody's got something they don't show" [Chorus: full band enters, rough acoustic punk energy] [Key: A Minor] I've got fleas, you keep the fleas I'll take the itching, you take the ease I've got fleas, you keep the fleas We don't talk about it, we just scratch and breathe (keep 'em, keep 'em) I've got fleas, you keep the fleas [Verse 2: continuous foreground guitar, active drums] [Key: A Minor] Your side of the bed is always clean and white Mine's a battlefield I lose every night You say you love me but you sleep so far Like you already know what I are (what I are) I stopped washing sheets in June Figured what's the point, they'll be back by noon (ayy) [Pre-Chorus: building intensity, rising vocal tension] [Key: F Major] And you said "Honey, don't you make a scene" You said "Nobody's forcing you to stay with me" [Chorus: full band, layered vocals] [Key: A Minor] I've got fleas, you keep the fleas I'll take the itching, you take the ease I've got fleas, you keep the fleas We don't talk about it, we just scratch and breathe (keep 'em, keep 'em) I've got fleas, you keep the fleas [Bridge: half-time feel, minimal drums, intimate vocal] [Key: D Minor] Maybe I like the company Maybe the biting keeps me awake Maybe a clean bed would swallow me Maybe I need something left to take (spoken) I don't know anymore [Final Chorus: intense vocal delivery, full band return] [Key: A Minor] I've got fleas, you keep the fleas I'll take the itching, you take the ease I've got fleas, you keep the fleas We don't talk about it, we just scratch and breathe KEEP 'EM KEEP 'EM I've got fleas You keep the fleas [Instrumental Outro: fading instruments] [Hard Stop] [End]
