[Verse 1] I clock in with the dawn Coffee cold by nine Same blue light on my face Same red pen line Deadlines in the tray My name on every page I look up for a second The day has turned a page [Pre-Chorus] And the screens keep glowin' And the room stays still I meant to leave at five But I never really will [Chorus] Cardboard calendar Fold me in time Cardboard calendar Where did I hide? I said I'd be out Before the moon Now the whole year Fits in this room [Verse 2] The plant by the sink died Then it came back again New haircut, same chair Same old keys in my hand I missed your birthday call I heard it ring and ring I told myself, "One more file" Like that would change a thing [Pre-Chorus] And the screens keep glowin' And the room stays still I meant to leave at five But I never really will [Chorus] Cardboard calendar Fold me in time Cardboard calendar Where did I hide? I said I'd be out Before the moon Now the whole year Fits in this room [Bridge] I found my old ID At the bottom of the drawer Smaller than I remembered Like a life I had before My mother said, "You missed it" And I heard it in my chest How did all those seasons Slip through my hands like dust? [Final Chorus] Cardboard calendar Fold me in time Cardboard calendar Where did I hide? I said I'd be out Before the moon Now the whole year Fits in this room Cardboard calendar Don't let me stay I blinked and the years Went the other way
