[Intro — spoken, calm, almost cheerful] Oh. You're back. Yeah. Come in. I'll put the kettle on. [Verse 1 — bouncy, punk groove, Voice 1: composed] Woke up feeling fine today Absolutely totally completely fine Made my coffee, checked my phone Smiled at nothing in particular Normal morning Normal face Normal human doing normal human things See? Fine. [Voice 2 cuts in — faster, darker, same melody] Except the thing in the corner Been there since Tuesday And the noise behind the eyes That won't quite go away And the way the mirror looked at me Like it knew something And I — [Voice 1 — interrupting, firm] Fine. [Verse 2 — both voices overlapping, building] V1: Perfectly composed V2: Completely coming apart V1: Got it all together V2: At the seams V1: Totally in control V2: Of absolutely nothing Both: And isn't that — Isn't that — Isn't that — [Pre-Chorus — slowing, heavy, one voice now] I've been down this road before I know every crack in the pavement I know the exact corner where it drops away I've been here so many times I've got a key Oh. There it is. Right on schedule. [Chorus — massive, melodic, almost joyful] I'm not crazy I just live here Rent's paid up til the end of the year Got a room in the back of my mind Where the walls talk And the lights won't work right But it's mine And I'm fine I'm absolutely Perfectly Fine [Verse 3 — Ren energy, raw confessional, fast] There's a version of me that held it together Suit pressed, shoes shined, smile loaded Performed sanity like a west end show Eight performances a week, twice on Sundays Took the bows Signed the autographs Went home and sat in the dark Talked to the ceiling for an hour Ceiling didn't judge Ceiling never does Started to prefer the ceiling honestly Less complicated than people People ask how are you They don't want the answer So you give them — Fine. [Pre-Chorus 2 — spoken, almost amused] You know the funny thing? I caught myself today. Top of the spiral. Looking down. And I laughed. Actually laughed. Because what else do you do when you recognise the wallpaper from every other time you've been here? Hello again. You redecorated. Looks the same. [Chorus] [Bridge — chaotic, Ren spoken word breakdown, two voices fighting] Are we okay? Yes. Are we sure? Absolutely. Because last time — That was different. Was it? ... Was it actually different or did we just tell ourselves it was different because the alternative is — Stop. Because the alternative is that this is just who we are now and — I said stop. And we laughed. Yeah. We laughed. Yeah. ...that's either really healthy Or really not. Both probably. Both probably. ...fine. [Final Chorus — full band, euphoric, unhinged energy] I'm not crazy I just live here Rent's paid up til the end of the year Got a room in the back of my mind Where the walls talk And the lights won't work right But it's mine And I'm fine I'm absolutely Perfectly Beautifully Catastrophically Fine [Outro — single guitar, quiet, one last spoken aside] Kettle's boiled. You staying? ...course you are. You live here.
