Playing It Safe

Your TV feels a little bright
The room could use some ambient light
You might try to turn the volume down
To grant more headroom for the sound

How long
Tell me when
Will I last
While in this condition?

Well look at me
I'm trying to fix things
And I just can't help myself
Troubleshooting
You won't have to ask for help
Troubleshooter

How long
Tell me when
Will I last
While in this condition?

Well look at me
I'm trying to fix things
And I just can't help myself
Troubleshooting
Well look at me
I'm trying to fix things
You won't have to ask for help
Troubleshooter

I know what I've gotta do
To answer what I'm being asked
I've gotta research, doing the research
A primary source or two
To write up my initial draft
But hold on
This isn't William Taft

White House dot com
So easy to stumble upon
When you started to sort
Through your traffic report
Did you see that my middle school
Made it on

White House dot com
I should've known that it wouldn't be long
When you're searching for something
You don't have to dig
For a relevant answer when the world is so big

I show it to some of my friends
They know exactly what it is
I've heard about it, hearing about it
Distinguishes grown up men
From unassuming little kids
But hold on
Why am I seeing this?

White House dot com
So easy to stumble upon
When you started to sort
Through your traffic report
Did you see that my middle school
Made it on

White House dot com
I should've known that it wouldn't be long
When you're searching for something
You don't have to dig
For a relevant answer when the world is so big

Blue websites
Looking at blue websites

I guess you wanna sit there
But I don't want to move
Plus I got here first
That's just how it works
Someone tell this jerk

Fish in a bowl
I'll be sure you
Have nowhere to go

The seating was strategic
The distance from the aisle
I measured just enough
Space here for my stuff
I went the extra mile

Fish in a bowl
I'll be sure you
Have nowhere to go
Fish in a bowl
I'll be sure you
Have nowhere to go

You must have seen it
I'm inconvenienced
And I want you to know

I'll be sure you
Mark my words, I'll be here for the end of time
Have nowhere to go

Awake without intention
I sense the morning light
Sheltered in the shadow of a million satellites
Launched to let me know about the sun shining bright
Through the window of my dwelling
With all the blinds shut tight

Planning for the evening
To wrap it up by nine
I consult an old familiar catalog of mine
Searching for direction on investment in time
Have you seen this one already?
What have you read online?

When your mind's full
Keep it simple
Recommended for you
No decisions
Need forgiven
Recommended for you

When I do my research
I pull it into view
Subatomic athletes run a marathon to you
Carrying a message so it sits in your queue
Ideas about our dinner?
What sounds good to you?

When your mind's full
Keep it simple
Recommended for you
No decisions
Need forgiven
Recommended for you

When your mind's full
Keep it simple
Recommended for you
No decisions
Need forgiven
Recommended for you
Cuz it's recommended for you
Cuz it's recommended for you

This never happens, you thought
As you tried to remember what you just forgot
Marking every doorway in your path
Should you ever need to go back

Try to convince it to stay
Close your eyes and watch it slip away
Searching for the mountains of the past
While skating on a field of glass

Laugh at the stories you're hearing
Thinking the good ones will stick around
Nice try
Say your goodbyes
Nobody's writing it down

The concentration makes you wince
As you chase the thought of it with every sense
Hoping to feel it all again
Regardless of the shape it's in

Laugh at the stories you're hearing
Thinking the good ones will stick around
Nice try
Say your goodbyes
Nobody's writing it down

(Instrumental)

Gonna use the dryer now
Gonna dry the sheets and towels
But there is something disconnected
I can't ignore the way I left it
Metal hose hangs near the vent
Metal shelf above it's bent
As I'm completing my correction
I start bleeding

That bump on the head
Split my now and then
Turning my fingers red
That bump on the head
Gave me justice for
Wishing that I was dead

Little kid composure shook
Little pain was all it took
For my little world to feel its edges
And a change in my perspective

That bump on the head
Split my now and then
Turning my fingers red
That bump on the head
Gave me justice for
Wishing that I was dead

Wonder what message I would've sent
Being vindictive to myself
I wonder what kind of punishment
That I would have dealt

Free myself enough to stand
From the morning's frozen hand
Something's gotta give
I don't wanna live like this

Looking for a way to improve
Safe inside my private room
With no one looking in
No one calling me a fool

But I can't really see what you're doing
And I've gotta follow through
How's my warrior two?

Do my best to keep up slack
But I can tell you're holding back
No need to get along
Just tell me what I'm doing wrong

Cuz I can't really see what you're doing
And I've gotta follow through
How's my warrior two?

If I really think I've got it
Would you tell me true
What I'm trying to do
Is enough for you?

Two double queen beds
Right?
Tonight?
So
If
That's all you need then
I could
Let you go

Don't you think of
Hanging up

Let me transfer you to another department
There's a special offer you'll wanna know
They'll take care of you in the other department
Thanks for calling

We've got our eyes out
Someone
Just like you
You haven't noticed
You're not
Going to

Don't you think of hanging up

Let me transfer you to another department
There's a special offer you'll wanna know
They'll take care of you in the other department
Thanks for calling
Now please stay on the phone

The clock's a bit fast
I'm wondering if I can believe it
What's holding me back?
What's making me act like I can't see it?
No heart in my chest
Pretending I'm not my happiest

No Hesitation
The sooner
The better that you're mine
Thought I was patient
But maybe
I just don't have the time

I'm taking the stairs
I must've been scared of elevators
A rush to the top
Avoiding the stops that make us later
The view from the roof
Is better when sharing it with you

No Hesitation
The sooner
The better that you're mine
Thought I was patient
But maybe
I just don't have the time

Think of all the years I could've thrown away
When teaming up was
All I dreamed of

No Hesitation
The sooner
The better that you're mine

Got all my footwear
Off the racks
The dresser is empty
It's on my back
Now's there only one thing left to do
Something I've been looking forward to

Last day in paradise
And here I am looking at all the merchandise
Picking mine

It's not very often
We get away
So I'm looking for something
To feel like we stayed
Longer than it took to get unwound
Soon enough we're homeward bound

Last day in paradise
And here I am looking at all the merchandise
Picking mine
Last day in paradise
And here I am looking at all the merchandise
Thinking twice

Last day in paradise
And here I am looking at all the merchandise
Picking mine
Last day in paradise
And here I am looking at all the merchandise
Thinking twice