Buttercat Paradox

[Verse 1] You dropped that toast to the floor Butter first, as the law says Then you tied it to a cat And the whole room held its breath One thing lands wrong One thing lands right Now the clock in my head Is picking a fight [Pre-Chorus] If the cat turns fast If the toast stays proud Which way is down When the rules get loud? [Chorus] Buttercat, buttercat What do you do? Buttercat, buttercat Who wins through? Feet to the sky Crumb to the ground Buttercat, buttercat Spin me around [Verse 2] Maybe it floats by a joke Half way to nowhere at all Maybe the universe blinks Then drops the whole black ball Or maybe the toast says, “I’m here” And the cat says, “Not today” Two tiny laws in a tug-of-war Pulling the world sideways [Pre-Chorus] If the joke gets small And the panic grows Does the answer change When nobody knows? [Chorus] Buttercat, buttercat What do you do? Buttercat, buttercat Who wins through? Feet to the sky Crumb to the ground Buttercat, buttercat Spin me around [Bridge] Maybe “down” is just a name For whichever thing gets there first Maybe motion makes the joke And the joke makes the universe [Final Chorus] Buttercat, buttercat What do you do? Buttercat, buttercat Who wins through? Feet to the sky Crumb to the ground Buttercat, buttercat Spin me around (spin me around)