(Verse 1 - Soft, contemplative) Another morning checking email in my underwear Tailbone aching from this office chair Doctor says it's just a remnant from when we had tails Back when movement mattered, before the daily sales My wisdom teeth got pulled when I turned twenty-nine Said they're evolutionary artifacts of a different time When jaws were bigger, when we chewed on roots and bone Now we live on protein bars and coffee shop scones (Chorus - Building slightly) We're carrying pieces of who we used to be Appendix full of dreams we'll never need These vestigial hearts still pump like we might run But we're adapted now for florescent suns (Verse 2) Found my old guitar picks in a kitchen drawer Haven't touched the strings in three years or more But my calluses remain, faint maps on fingertips Of late nights and loud amps and sold-out small gigs The mortgage payment's due, the yard needs to be mowed Evolution never planned for this suburban code But here we are, surviving, though we've lost our roar Trading adaptation for a 401k and more (Bridge - Whispered over ambient sounds) Sometimes I dream I'm climbing trees Feel phantom muscles in my knees From lives I've never lived but somehow miss Is this what natural selection is? (Final Chorus - Stripped down) We're carrying pieces of who we could have been Under layers of what we learned to fit within These vestigial souls still remember how to fly But we're evolved now for staying alive [Fade with fingerpicked guitar and distant field recordings]
