[Intro] [strummed acoustic guitar] [Verse 1] [male vocals enter] It's not too interesting in the suburbs of the city Not very dangerous inside my own living room I don’t go outside and I don’t know what is waiting for me I like the absence of my will and my own reasoning [Verse 2] The sirens fade away into a hum behind my window A TV dinner cooling on a coffee table throne I watch the headlines like they're scenes from some old movie I turn the volume down and let the silence take control of me [Chorus] Outside of the city — safe in my own living room (My own living room) I built a little kingdom out of carpet and cartoons Outside of the city, where the traffic never blooms I keep the world at bay with these four familiar rooms [Verse 3] My friends are little icons glowing blue along the sidebar We talk in tiny letters, conversations made of fumes I tell them I’ve been busy but I never leave this armchair I trace the wallpaper like a map I never use [Chorus] Outside of the city — safe in my own living room (My own living room) I built a little kingdom out of carpet and cartoons Outside of the city, where the traffic never blooms I keep the world at bay with these four familiar rooms [Bridge] Maybe I’ll step outside and let the air rearrange me Let the street lights blur my vision, let the noise derange me But every time I touch the handle, every time I move I feel the quiet tug me back into my living room [Chorus] Outside of the city — safe in my own living room (My own living room) I built a little kingdom out of carpet and cartoons (Carpet and cartoons) Outside of the city, where the traffic never blooms (My own living room) I keep the world at bay with these four familiar rooms (Four familiar rooms)
