04 - Bills on the table

[Verse 1 – grounded, present] Bills on the table Light in the hall Phone on the counter Face down call You do the numbers One more time Making it work In your mind [Pre-Chorus – quiet tension, steady breath] You don’t complain You don’t explain You just decide What waits [Chorus – mantra, sing-along] Bills on the table Bills on the table (steady resolve) Love in the room Bills on the table Bills on the table [Verse 2 – slightly fuller, honest] Groceries first Gas in the tank Learning the cost Of what you thank Some nights stretch Long and thin But you’re still here Still in [Pre-Chorus – steadier resolve] You’ve learned the difference Between enough And everything else That tries to bluff [Chorus – repeat exactly] Bills on the table Bills on the table Love in the room Bills on the table Bills on the table [Bridge – pull back, reflective] This isn’t failure This is real This is how Staying feels [Final Chorus – calm authority, let listener sing] Bills on the table Bills on the table (space – breathe) Bills on the table Bills on the table