[Verse 1: Emo male lead, urgent and raw] Halloween, quarter to twelve, and I'm late as hell Smashed the hallway mirror, seven years, oh well Spilled the salt across the counter and I let it lie Opened my umbrella in the kitchen, didn't ask why Every bad luck rule they ever taught me as a kid I'm breaking on the way to you, I'm proud of what I did Thirteen blocks to your party and it's starting to pour I'd break a thousand more to make it to your door [Pre-Chorus: Emo male lead, rising] Every crack in the sidewalk, I land on it square Every curse in the book, baby, I don't care [Chorus: Emo male lead, huge and desperate] I walked under every ladder to get to you Broke every mirror that I ever looked through Stepped on every crack until I wore out my shoes I walked under every ladder to get to you [Verse 2: Emo male lead, faster, reckless] Painter's ladder leaning on the laundromat wall I walked straight underneath it and I didn't flinch at all Opened my umbrella in a crowded bar Hung a horseshoe upside down on the hood of my car People crossing themselves when I go by Fortune teller on the corner wouldn't look me in the eye Clock tower hits a quarter to, I'm running out of street Bad luck in my pockets and the rain in my feet [Pre-Chorus: Emo male lead, rising] Every crack in the sidewalk, I land on it square Every curse in the book, baby, I don't care [Chorus: Emo male lead, huge and desperate] I walked under every ladder to get to you Broke every mirror that I ever looked through Stepped on every crack until I wore out my shoes I walked under every ladder to get to you [Bridge: Emo male lead, close and breathless] Then I turn on your street and there's something in the road Black cat, yellow eyes, sitting still where the streetlights glow It stands up, it's you, in the ears and the tail And you cross my path on purpose, saying, baby, what the hell Thirteen blocks of bad luck and I'm soaking to the skin You say, you took your time, and then you pull me in [Chorus: Emo male lead, minor-to-major turn, the last chorus breaks into a bright major key] I walked under every ladder to get to you Broke every mirror that I ever looked through Stepped on every crack until I wore out my shoes I walked under every ladder to get to you [Outro: Emo male lead] Bad luck, bad luck, best luck I ever knew [End]
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