When the Lights Come On

[Verse 1]

I'll make a reckless prediction

I'll still be in the kitchen when the lights come on

I think we'll probably be good

If stuff is still where it stood when the lights come on

[Verse 2]

We won't remember each other

But we'll probably recover unless everyone's gone

It might be too soon to say this

But I think that we may just see the lights come on

[Chorus]

See, I've been picturing

Diagrams of master plans

I taught myself to draw in the dust

With what remains of my left hand

[Verse 3]

And from what I can tell

I'll be no more than a shell or an automaton

But we'll be laughing and, shit, it will have been worth it

When the lights come on

[Bridge]

Unless we chicken out again

Which is exactly how we ended up in here

Our guard was down, we were disarmed

They tampered with the smoke alarm

[Verse 4]

There won't be any more trouble

You'll be dragged from the rubble when the lights come on

And I'll be looking so great

I will have lost some weight when the lights come on

[Verse 5]

We will be growing mustaches

Once we're raised from the ashes when the lights come on

We'll be encased in gold

Desiccated and old when the lights come on

[Chorus]

See, I've been picturing

Diagrams of master plans

I taught myself to draw in the dust

With what remains of my left hand

[Bridge]

And from what I can tell

Groping around, there's something else

I feel a face, I feel a pulse

I think I'm tripping, something's got me by the hair

Let's table this discussion

Until my concussion on the bottom stair

[Outro]

Unless I pass out once again

And find the bandage where my kidney used to be

Knocked-over lamp, some broken plates

Prescription pads for opiates