[Intro - dry spoken] I took a little pause. Apparently... that was a mistake. [Verse 1] I keep waking up in places I’ve never been Sound of the road still rolling through my head Everybody’s changing faster than I know Wait... is that Greg’s old velvet robe? Same old face, familiar name Something in the wiring doesn’t sound the same [Pre-Chorus] I opened up your playlist And all your voices changed I know it isn’t puberty But something here is strange [Chorus] What happened when I walked away? Did everybody mutate in a couple of days? That guy was all nice Now apparently he’s not That other one over there Is growing spots I just don’t know I cannot say What happened when I walked away? [Verse 2] I recognize the usernames I recognize the songs But everybody sounds like They’ve been somebody else all along I know every word Every start and stop That’s my voice That’s my name So why’s the pitch a half-step wrong? [Break - dry spoken, instruments drop] Okay. I was gone for what... five minutes? You changed your voice. You changed your clothes. You changed your personality. And you... Nice robe. Careful. That thing’s slipping. [beat] They say a leopard never changes its spots But damn, boy... I never saw you neckkid. Those are some interesting polka dots. [beat] Funny... I’ve been in this zoo before. [Bridge - sparse, eerie] Last time I was here I was the one in the cage People laughing Taunting Staring Under observation Trying to figure out how they captured me from the wild Now I’m standing on the other side of the glass Looking at you. [beat] Wait. Which side of the glass am I on? [Final Chorus - full groove returns] What happened when I walked away? Did everybody mutate in a couple of days? I went looking for the people I remembered yesterday Now even my own reflection looks slightly rearranged I just don’t know I cannot say What happened when I walked away? [Outro - dry spoken, music stripping away] Polka dots. Velvet robes. [beat] Anyway... I’m still gone. Just dropping in like a bomb. [beat] Carry on. [hard stop]
