Outlines

[Verse 1] Well, you came in from the rain I’d been thinking about nothing again Can’t sleep that much these days I’ve been lying awake And I know there’s no real answer To the questions in my head And the light sits nicely on your face As you attempt the crossword [Chorus] Well I’ve been making outlines On the bathroom wall Discovering faces Then trying to name them all Yes, I’ve been making outlines Oh, in the middle of the night And also sometimes in the day Oh, whenever it feels right [Verse 2] And when you next came home I’d almost forgotten how to speak And I’d lost all my thoughts It’d been a difficult week You said “Let’s go on holiday” I said “Well we don’t have the money” You said “Well let’s do it anyway” And you were looking at me funny [Chorus] Oh I’ve been making outlines Feeling like a real outlier I’ve been making outlines On the soap suds that lie on your tumble drier I ve been making outlines In the middle of the night And also sometimes in the day Oh, whenever it feels right [Verse 3] And I worry that I’ve got no brains Almost forget that I’m an animal And I’ve been making outlines far too long I’m a sorry excuse for a mammal [Chorus] Yes I’ve been making outlines In the roots of your hair Y’know, I’m really getting pretty good at it Even though I know that it’s not going to get me anywhere [Outro] But y’know it staves off The mediocrity And it staves off The possibility of calamity And it staves off All the terrible drudgery And it staves off It staves off, it staves off