[Intro] [Piano builds with discordant carnival music] I write these scripts inside my mind You never signed... [Horn section blast with choir singing] Ex Peck Tay Shuns [Verse 1] Reading between the lines of lines that don't exist Building castles out of conversations that I missed "If I just do this then surely they will..." (But they never signed that social bill) My imaginary contracts pile up on the shelf In fine print: "Written, signed, and notarized by self" [Pre-Chorus] I'm the lawyer of my loneliness (Order in the court!) Prosecuting my own happiness (Case dismissed without retort!) When did I become the judge and jury Of every smile and story? [Chorus] Un Met Ex Peck Tay Shuns (I wrote these rules myself But blame everybody else) Un Met Ex Peck Tay Shuns (Each kindness comes with price tags that I made Then wonder why the bill's never paid) [Verse 2] "If I listen to your problems for precisely 43 minutes You'll obviously ask about mine in the next five" "If I help you move your furniture across the city You'll definitely sense when I'm not okay" These contracts drafted in invisible ink Are making me think, think, THINK! [Bridge] I'm the architect of my own disappointments (Building codes all written in my tears!) The master planner of expected appointments (That nobody else ever agreed to appear!) And I keep doing it, and I keep doing it And I keep doing it again! [Breakdown] [Circus waltz intensifies] Step right up, ladies and gentlemen! Watch as I transform basic human interaction Into a complex system of unspoken obligations! Marvel at my ability to create expectations out of thin air! Gasp as I somehow end up hurt by rules I made up! [Maniacal carnival barker laughter] [Final Chorus] Un Met Ex Peck Tay Shuns (I'm the one who built this maze Of unspoken give and take) Un Met Ex Peck Tay Shuns (Maybe it's time to tear up All these contracts that I made up) [Outro] [Sound of paper ripping] [Carnival music slows and distorts] Maybe I should stop writing scripts For plays nobody agreed to... [Final timpani thud] [Whispered] But I probably won't
