[Verse 1] Afraid that the spider was still there since it slipped behind the frame afraid of the green dot glowing next to a silent name Afraid of a doctor saying "hmm" then taking one more look afraid of the lift after midnight when it stops halfway up You pulled pins out of new shirts with pliers late at night carried an umbrella in summer in case the sky changed its mind Always took the chair with the doorway in view kept your glass in the middle nothing tipped near you [Pre-Chorus] Whenever they asked you why you lived that way you smiled like it was nothing: "Just in case." [Chorus] Just in case — you were ready all along just in case — before anything went wrong Just in case — a life kept at a distance just in case — nothing came too close [Verse 2] Afraid to play the song you wrote the moment someone hears afraid at last to make the call afraid that someone answers Afraid of "stay a little longer" when that is what you want afraid the best part of a moment is already almost gone Afraid of the hand that finds you of the hand that disappears afraid someone sees you clearly and is still standing there You knew the times of the last trains the safest seat in every row never sat with your back to a doorway never stayed long enough to know [Pre-Chorus] Whenever they asked you why you lived that way you smiled like it was nothing: "Just in case." [Chorus] Just in case — you were ready all along just in case — before anything went wrong Just in case — a life kept at a distance just in case — no one came too close [Instrumental 8 bars] [Bridge] You gave the same door so many names: Spider. Needle. Message. Diagnosis. Voice. Love. Each one sounded different. Each one kept you here. From under the door music slipped through the seam a narrow line of light came to rest on your hand You pressed down the handle the way you always had not to walk through — only to keep it shut Then it moved beneath your palm. The door opened from within. And you did not step back. [Final Chorus] Just in case — you were ready all along just in case — before anything went wrong Just in case — you kept the way back open just in case — but this time you stayed [Outro] Music spilled into the hall. The door stayed open. Your hand slid from the handle.
