[Intro] [Playful woodwinds over a quiet ticking rhythm] [Verse 1] [Female Soprano - Cora] Look at the weather, Julian, dear! The sky is permanently clear. The baker baked the perfect pie. There is no reason we should cry. Just wear the Endswell smile! [Verse 2] [Male Tenor - Julian] But Cora, look at how it spins. The day ends where the day begins. I counted up the hours we keep. I think we do this in our sleep. It is a stubborn math. [Chorus] [Both] [Cora] It is a perfect, happy place! [Julian] The numbers vanish into space! [Cora] Just keep your head up in the clouds! [Julian] We are just gears inside the crowds! [Both] We smile and walk the path! [Bridge] [Dissonant counterpoint builds] [Julian] Two plus two is never four! [Cora] Why must you always ask for more? [Julian] The calendar is standing still! [Cora] You need to swallow down the pill! [Chorus] [Both] [Cora] It is a perfect, happy place! [Julian] I see the wires behind the face! [Both] We smile and walk the path! [Outro] [Julian] The stubborn math... [Cora] The perfect smile... [End]
