[Intro] I numbered every exit Then hid the numbers from the room The floor knows where it’s going The ceiling says I’m moving too soon [Verse 1] I drew a map in pencil lead Across the back of someone’s hand The ink ran out at north by west They called that proof I had no plan I set the timer by the kettle I watched it count without a sound When it rang, I took the handle They said I’d only guessed it out [Pre-Chorus] I know the hinge, I know the weight I know which promise bends the gate But every witness wants a sign That looks like theirs and not like mine [Chorus] I know exactly what I’m doing I know the sequence, know the cue I can explain it in a language That disappears before it reaches you I know exactly what I’m doing The evidence is in my head You hear a man rehearsing panic I hear the route I took instead [Verse 2] There’s a red mark under the table There’s a blue thread through the wall I pull it once, the lights go amber I pull it twice, they blame the fall The room applauds the wrong conclusion A little late, but right on time I keep my hands beneath the surface So no one sees them turning signs [Pre-Chorus] I know the lock, I know the code I know the shortest way back home But certainty looks counterfeit When no one else can witness it [Chorus] I know exactly what I’m doing I know the sequence, know the cue I can explain it in a language That disappears before it reaches you I know exactly what I’m doing The evidence is in my head You hear a man rehearsing panic I hear the route I took instead [Bridge] Ask me again with softer questions I’ll make the answer disappear Put all the pieces on the table They’ll still arrange themselves by fear I’m not confused, I’m only quiet I’m not lost, I’m out of frame If I arrive before the warning Does that make foresight look like blame? [Final Chorus] I know exactly what I’m doing No, that’s the part you can’t accept The cleanest hand can look suspicious When it refuses your concept of depth I know exactly what I’m doing Say it until the room turns blue The more precise my explanation The less of it gets through to you [Outro] The timer cools The map folds shut The door was open That was enough I know the way I know the way I know the way You don’t
