[Intro - Chunky upright piano chords, slow fuzz bassline, dry kick drum] [Verse 1] Left the blueprint on the radiator to curl Made a grand exhibition out of missing the train Every quiet triumph traded in for a laugh Just an amateur juggler dropping teacups in the rain. No tragic lightning, no thunderous cue, Just a slow, steady wreck that was well overdue. [Pre-Chorus] Don't write me a pardon, don't soften the blow, It’s a magnificent botch and I already know. [Chorus] Yeah, I screwed up everything, plain and clear, Put a match to the map and I wound up here. No bad luck to blame, no twist in the plot, I broke the whole works, like it or not. Go on and say it—admit it out loud: A total disaster, but thoroughly proud. [Verse 2] Turned every green light into a warning flare, Left the good china out in the open air. Built a pedestal just to see how far I’d slide, With a half-cocked grin and nowhere left to hide. You can shake your head, you can roll your eyes, At least I’m not dressing the mess in disguise. [Guitar Solo - Gritty, sustained fuzz tones, loose 70s swagger, trailing into piano chords] [Chorus] Yeah, I screwed up everything, plain and clear, Put a match to the map and I wound up here. No bad luck to blame, no twist in the plot, I broke the whole works, like it or not. Go on and say it—admit it out loud: A total disaster, but thoroughly proud. [Bridge - Spoken, low and dry over just bass and hi-hat] Admit it? Hell, I’ll sign my name right on the wall. If you’re going to fail, don’t do it halfway. [Outro] Total catastrophe... Yeah, call it what it is. Nothing left to save, nothing left to fix. [Piano rolls downward, abrupt bass thump, tape hiss stops]
