Nothing Happened Today

[VERSE 1 — low intimate baritone, clean guitar and warm bass] I woke before the alarm. The morning came and went. I drove the same familiar road, forgot where the whole day went. Nobody called with bad news. Nobody walked away. Everything was fine. **Nothing happened today.** [INSTRUMENTAL — clean guitar melody; bass slowly moves underneath] [CHORUS — beautiful restrained clean vocal] **Nothing happened today. Nothing broke, nothing changed. I should be thankful for the quiet. I should be grateful I'm okay.** But I watched the whole world moving and couldn't find a thing to say. Nothing hurt. Nothing mattered. **Nothing happened today.** [EXTENDED INSTRUMENTAL — melodic guitar solo, slowly becoming distorted] [VERSE 2 — baritone almost conversational] Someone asked me how I'm doing. I said, "Good." They said, "Same." We stood there talking for a minute. I don't remember what we said. [Pause] I came home. Turned the lights off. Lay awake. **Nothing happened today.** [FINAL CHORUS — vocal stronger, instrumentation gradually swelling] **Nothing happened today. Nothing broke, nothing changed. I should be thankful for the quiet. I should be grateful I'm okay.** But if this is what okay feels like— I don't want another day. [INSTRUMENTAL — distorted guitar reaches emotional peak, then abruptly cuts]