Lyrics
[intro] [A tremolo-picked electric 12-string / Nashville-tuned guitar through chorus + spring reverb + dotted delay plays the melody over the wall of sound] [verse 1] it’s half past five i’m off the clock just in time to see the sun set but for the third straight day it seems, the clouds above have other plans. [break] [verse 2] it’s a quarter to six n’ i’m four cars back fighting with this finicky app trying to cash in my frequent frier miles, before realizing i’m in line at the wrong restaurant [pause] [pre chorus 1] it’s funny it’s sad it’s life then it’s… [build] [chorus] every little thing that you do annoys me to no end just choose a movie already we both know you won’t last past the credits before dozing off in your favorite chair leaving me all alone in this house like a piece of unused furniture. [instrumental break] [verse 3] [muted palm-tapped guitar or pizzicato guitar harmonics very soft kick/brushes, almost like footsteps] it’s ten thirty-three n’ my exit strategy has been abandoned for a third straight night I don’t even keep a toothbrush here down to my last makeup wipe [pre chorus 2] it would be quite funny if it weren’t so sad that this is the strongest relationship that I’ve ever had. [pause] [muted strings, rhythmic grinding] [chorus 2] every time you call my name like I’ve interrupted your routine i come running with no place to hide while this uneasy feeling eats me alive n’ I know you’re going to request a heaping plate of cheesy nachos i joke you should get off your ass, but I make them just to see you smile. [solo] [jangly 6/8 guitar solo, chorus melody quoted loosely, woozy tremolo, plate-clink percussion, notes bend slightly sour, funny at first then tender] [verse 4] [skipping notes, played with a soft touch, fingers on strings, almost a lullaby] it’s two minutes to midnight i slide into bed, your body is warm to the touch the steady beat from underneath\u2028 regulates me, like a metronome i’m a scared n lonely puppy longing for a sense of home. \u2028\u2028it’s funny. [outro] it’s sad. it’s life and it’s mine. \u2028 [end]