[Intro] (Run for your life~) (Run~ run~ run~ run~) (Run~ run~) (Run for your life~) (Run~ run~ run~) [Verse 1] Woke up this morning in my shoebox flat, burnt toast crumbling on the same old plate. Grabbed my coat, headed out the door, hoping today the bad luck lets up once more. But the universe grins like a rigged roulette wheel, turns every careful step into a circus reel~ [Verse 2] Clocked in daily at the sterile lab hall, hoping for normal, praying luck wouldn’t fall. One loose cable, one innocent tug, alarms screaming like a villain’s hug. Boss yelled “Karl, you’re fired, you’re a curse!” Security dragged me out in a hearse of shame. Now résumés burn before they hit the desk, “Calamity Karl” stamped on every rejected request~ [Chorus] They call me Calamity Karl! (Calamity Karl!) But I swear on my life, it’s not my fault! Bad luck clings like a shadow in the dark, turns every good turn to a villain’s mark. I’m no evil genius plotting in the night, just a regular guy caught in the spotlight. Why chase a man who’s running for his life~ when all he dreams of is an ordinary life~? (Not my fault!) Not my fault! (Not my fault!) Not my fault! Not my fault! [Verse 3] Unplugged a cord to fix a flickering light, whole nuclear plant lit up the night. Spotted a kid lost, offered him a ride, next thing I know the Secret Service's crying kidnap! Kicked a pebble down a Metropolis street, kryptonite chip sent Superman to his feet. Mixed expired yogurt thinking it was sugar fine, city streets glowed with that toxic shine~ [Verse 4] Came home one evening to a note on the fridge, wife’s handwriting trembling on the edge. “Can’t raise the kids with heroes at the door, your ‘villain’ shadow follows us more and more.” Suitcases packed, laughter replaced by tears, she walked away from our fragile years. Now the house is silent, pictures turned to the wall, ordinary love lost to the public brawl~ [Bridge] She came to my house, believing this poor me So an opportunity I saw, to be finally free Offered Wonder Woman my last chicory cup, her allergy hit, and drugged she ended up now they call me “seducer” in the write-up. [Pre-Chorus] It’s all a joke, a cosmic cruel game, I’m the punchline, forever the same. Every anchor in my life ripped away, family, job, and peace in disarray. How many more pieces will this curse claim~? [Chorus] They call me Calamity Karl... (CALAMITY KARL!!) But I swear on my life, it’s NOT MY FAULT! Bad luck clings like a shadow in the dark, turns every good turn to a villain’s mark! I’m no evil genius plotting in the night, just a regular guy caught in the spotlight! Why chase a man who’s running for his life~ when all he dreams of is an ordinary life~? (Not my fault!) Not my fault! (Not my fault!) I SWEAR IT'S NOT MY FAULT! (Not my fault!) Why no one believes me? I SWEAR IT'S NOT MY FAULT! [Breakdown] But now I tell you, you know what? You want that from me, from good old Carl? If you want it so badly, you'll get it all over the fence Because you've got me sick and tired of your nonsense. And you'll see, all of you are going to find out What is for me a pure and true fallout And since you always say that I am a calamity Well now you will meet Calamity Karl!!! [Final Chorus] They call me Calamity Karl!! (CALAMITY KARL!!) And now I swear on my life, IT'S GOING TO BE MY FAULT! Bad luck clings like a shadow in the dark, turns every good turn to a villain's mark? Well, now I'll be the evil genius plottin in the night No more a regular guy caught in the spotlight! No more I'll be the man running for his life No more I'll be dreaming of an ordinary life! It's going to be my fault! (It's going to be my fault!) I SWEAR YOU'ALL GOING TO DISCOVER WHAT HAPPEN WHEN IT'S REALLY MY FAULT! (It's going to be my fault!) It's going to be my fault!
