Grays in the Middle

[Verse 1] Way down past the sunburn line Where the light turns green, then gone Great-great-grandma with the big black eyes Tuned in to our reruns Ancient cousins in a coral cul-de-sac Folding time like laundry stacks Shook their heads through every war But laughed so hard at Hal on the floor (oh man) [Chorus] They’re the Grays under waves, our old family Rolling bug-eyed at our history Nothing ever makes ‘em crack a grin Till the sitcom chaos comes crashing in They almost told us everything one day When the credits rolled, they screamed “no way” Disclosure on the edge of the nickel ‘Cause they canceled Malcolm in the Middle [Verse 2] They watched empires choke on smoke Watched our ice caps fade to ghosts Never flinched at all that wreckage Just took notes and passed the toast But one bad finale And the ocean almost boiled Secret council in a kelp-lined chamber “Do we surface? Is it spoiled?” (not yet) [Chorus] They’re the Grays under waves, our old family Rolling bug-eyed at our history Nothing ever makes ‘em crack a grin Till the sitcom chaos comes crashing in They almost told us everything one day When the credits rolled, they screamed “no way” Disclosure on the edge of the nickel ‘Cause they canceled Malcolm in the Middle [Bridge] Now there’s writers’ rooms in seagrass domes Punching up our human jokes Storyboards on jellyfish glass “More Lois rage, that’s the stuff” They steer our trends with tiny nudges Hack the feeds, bribe the judges All this tech and time-tripped riddle Just to get back Malcolm in the Middle (hey!) [Chorus] They’re the Grays under waves, our old family Rolling bug-eyed at our history Nothing ever makes ‘em crack a grin Till the sitcom chaos comes crashing in They’ll flip the switch and walk on shore one day When the pilot drops and the theme song plays First contact, not a riddle Just “Previously… on Malcolm in the Middle”