[Intro — fingerpicked acoustic, intimate] I’ve been meaning to get my life together. Just waiting to see what happens. [Verse 1] There’s mail I haven’t opened And a plant I haven’t watered I’ve been living on convenience food And calling it a quarter Of a life I’m gonna turn around When I get my head on straight I’ve got half a dozen little plans And none of them have dates I keep thinking I’ll feel different When the timing feels just right Then I read the news at breakfast And abandon ship by nine [Pre-Chorus — piano and strings enter] I could make a start today Get my feet back on the ground But what if I get everything together And the whole thing burns down? [Chorus — soaring falsetto, lush strings] What if the world ends tomorrow? What if all this work’s for nothing? What if I finally get my act together Just in time for the apocalypse? I’ve got dreams I keep postponing I’ve got things I want to try But it’s hard to plan a future When the future’s up in the sky [Post-Chorus — delicate falsetto] Ooh, I don’t know I don’t know I was gonna start tomorrow [Verse 2 — playful piano, loose phrasing] I bought a book about a better me It looked good on the shelf I thought maybe I’d become that person Without involving myself There’s a gym I mean to join And a friend I need to call I could learn to cook something decent But I’m not feeling future-oriented at all [Pre-Chorus — rising strings] Maybe I’m just scared of trying Maybe I’m just tired Maybe waiting for the end of everything Is easier than starting [Chorus — fuller arrangement, higher falsetto] What if the world ends tomorrow? What if all this work’s for nothing? What if I finally get my act together Just in time for the apocalypse? I’ve got places I could go to I’ve got people I could know But I keep waiting for the universe To tell me it’s okay to go [Bridge — stripped acoustic and piano] And what if nothing happens? What if Monday comes around And the bins still need taking out And the rent still comes due And I’m still just me? No grand finale No sudden clarity Just another ordinary morning And all this life in front of me [Build — strings swell, falsetto rises] Maybe I could start with breakfast Maybe I could clear the floor Maybe I don’t need a prophecy To walk out through the door [Full stop — one piano chord] Oh, God. The laundry. [Final Chorus — enormous strings, soaring falsetto] What if the world keeps going? What am I gonna do? All these years I’ve spent preparing For an ending that never came through I could make a little progress I could try to change a thing I could stop waiting for the heavens To give me permission to begin [Outro — dreamy guitar haze, intimate vocal] I’ve been meaning to get my life together. I really have. I’ll start tomorrow. Probably. [end]
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