[Intro - solo cowbell ostinato, whispered vocals] Here it comes... there it goes... Here it comes... there it goes... [Verse 1 - half-whispered, tight groove, steady pounding cowbell on every beat] Every morning, check the knot Tie the ribbon nice and soft So the brass won't leave a mark Like the mark's the part that hurts I told Katie where her cat went Three whole days before it went Never once been tagged in tag But everybody calls me It [Pre-Chorus - gang vocals, playground chant, cowbell doubling every hit] Here it comes! (HEY) There it goes! (HEY) Here it comes! Everybody knows! [Chorus - screamed, heavy, relentless cowbell driving every beat] Put a bell on the thing you made So you always know where it is You never have to look for me You never have to look at me It tells on every step I take It tells you when I'm at your door You'll always hear me coming You'll always hear me coming [Verse 2 - seething half-whisper, cowbell hammering underneath] You wanna know why I wear a collar? I stood beside your bed till dawn You kept stopping, I kept counting Counting till you breathed again I dug a hole behind the garden A week before the dog got sick I dreamed this ringing every night, then Mama came home with the bell [Pre-Chorus - gang vocals, playground chant, cowbell doubling every hit] Here it comes! (HEY) There it goes! (HEY) Here it comes! Everybody knows! [Chorus - screamed, heavy, relentless cowbell driving every beat] Put a bell on the thing you made So you always know where it is You never have to look for me You never have to look at me It tells on every step I take It tells you when I'm at your door You'll always hear me coming You'll always hear me coming [Instrumental Break - drums and pounding cowbell only, cowbell solo groove, heavy bounce] [Bridge - eerie calm, sparse cowbell ticking like a clock] I've been practicing my statues Grandma plays them with me still She's been It since last December She's very good at holding still I hold my breath until the mirror Forgets that I was ever there I've been working on a new trick Wanna see? Wanna see? [Breakdown - a cappella whisper, all instruments stop, no drums, NO cowbell, dead silence] Listen. The house is so quiet now. Check the kitchen. Check the stairs. The ribbon's on your pillow. I untied it while you dreamed. You never had to look for me. Look for me now. [Final Chorus - explosive, heavier, double-time cowbell frenzy] Put a bell on the thing you made So you always know where it is You never have to look for me You never have to look at me It told on every step I took It told you I was at your door You always heard me coming Did you hear me leave? [Outro - whisper, one single distant cowbell hit, long fade] Come find me.
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