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