[Verse 1] Bad day crawling up my spine, Every nerve in overtime. Phone keeps ringing, walls creep in, Here we fucking go again. Got one trick behind the glass, Little ritual for the crash. Pull it once and count to four— Maybe I can take some more. [Pre-Chorus] Pressure climbing. Vision blurred. I know the drill. I know the word. [Chorus] In case of emergency— Ripp-cord! There’ll be no urgency— Ripp-cord! Take a rip, pull the cord, Let the whole damn room get bored. When the sirens in my head Start screaming bloody murder— Ripp-cord! Ripp-cord! Ripp-cord! [Verse 2] Everybody wants a piece, Everybody needs me now. I could fight it, I could run, I could burn the whole thing down. Or I could find a quieter place, Watch the tension leave my face. One deep pull, the edges bend, Maybe this ain’t quite the end. [Pre-Chorus] Red alert. Systems fail. Last resort Behind the veil. [Chorus] In case of emergency— Ripp-cord! There’ll be no urgency— Ripp-cord! Take a rip, pull the cord, Let the whole damn room get bored. When the sirens in my head Start screaming bloody murder— Ripp-cord! Ripp-cord! Ripp-cord! [Bridge] Break glass. Pull here. Disappear Without leaving anywhere. One spark. One breath. Cheap little parachute Cheating death. Not a cure. Not a plan. Just enough To give a damn. [Breakdown] Panic says GO! Ripp-cord! Brain says NO! Ripp-cord! World’s on fire? Ripp-cord! Fuck it. Let it burn a little slower. [Final Chorus] In case of emergency— Ripp-cord! There’ll be no urgency— Ripp-cord! Take a rip, pull the cord, Float above the killing floor. When the whole world wants me dead And I need five minutes more— Ripp-cord! Ripp-cord! Ripp-cord! [Outro] Pull. Breathe. Hold. Release. Emergency over. For now.
