[Intro — MALE, spoken, Paranoid] "It's just condensation. It's just condensation." [Verse 1: MALE] Found a patch under my sink, small cloudy, spots of black, Bleached it twice, but it came back thick! Third time it came back faster- like it immune from what I did.. Started checking corners of the house I'd never looked Da inspector dat signed off must of been fuckin cooked! . Cuz I can feel it breathin when da room is cold an wet... [Verse 2: FEMALE] Every house has a flow, 'n I'm learnin' how it breathes, Colonizin' quiet in between da walls 'n eaves. Stack-ee-BOT-riss patient, I don't rush what I devour, I've got this whole structure, I can wait another hour. You keep bleachin' da surface, think you're winnin' dis war, But I'm behind da surface — I always start at da core. [Chorus — trading, then overlapping] [MALE]: I keep da windows open, I keep da vents all clear— [FEMALE]: —I keep growin' where you can't see, I've always been here— [MALE]: This is still my house, this is still my home— [FEMALE]: —Not for long, -not for long, not alone. haha [BOTH, FUSED]: Black bloom, black bloom, spreadin' through the seams, Black bloom, black bloom, livin' in the beams. [Verse 3: MALE] Started coughing in November, doctor called it the flu, But the walls are always damper ah-AHH -CHOO! [Verse 4: FEMALE] I don't hate you, Mister, I just need somewhere to live, Every structure's got a debt that eventually gonna give. You built ME a shelter when you sealed the house up nice and tight, Now I'm just collectin' on the warmth you locked inside.. [Bridge — both voices start to blend into one delivery] [MALE]: I can taste it in the air now— [FEMALE]: —An I can taste you back— [MALE]: I don't know where the house ends— [FEMALE]: —and where I start, exact. [MALE]: We've been sharin' the same lungs for a while, [BOTH]: We've been sharin' the same walls, same smile. [Final Chorus — BOTH, half strained/half calm] Black bloom, black bloom, nobody's winnin' the war, Black bloom, black bloom, I was always at the core. This is still my house — this was always my home — Not for long, -not for long, not alone. [Outro- BOTH] ha-ha-ha-ha! "...it's never just condensation..."
