230720 Orchestra (Remix)

MAYDAY [Intro — clean guitar, restrained vocal] My phone lights up across the room I already know what you’re gonna ask Give me a minute to make an excuse That doesn’t sound as bad as the last [Verse 1] You said everybody’s downtown Five-dollar cover, drinks after that I checked my balance upside down Like maybe that would change the math Gas light’s glowing on the dashboard Fridge got ketchup, beer, and light You said, “Man, we haven’t seen you” Yeah, I haven’t seen myself alright I typed, “Maybe next weekend” Then erased it from the screen I’ve said “maybe” every Friday Since I turned twenty-three [Pre-Chorus — vocal starts breaking open] And I know you’d probably spot me But that somehow feels much worse I don’t wanna owe my friends Just to pretend I’m not this hurt [Chorus — full-band, shouted last words] Please don't ask me to go out There's no money in my account I been broke since payday Got me screamin' mayday Everybody’s having fun I’m deciding what gets shut off Tell ’em I’m just tired today I’m too broke to show my face [Verse 2] Saw your pictures Sunday morning Six of you outside the bar You were laughing in the parking lot I recognized somebody’s car I was eating noodles cold ’Cause they shut my power off Spent the night beneath a blanket Counting everything I lost Twenty bucks until next Thursday Seven days I gotta stretch Every invite feels expensive Every “no” becomes regret You keep saying that you miss me I keep saying, “Yeah, me too” Like the problem is my schedule And not what I can’t afford to do [Pre-Chorus — louder] And I know you’d probably spot me Say I never have to pay But I’m tired of being somebody Everybody has to save [Chorus] Please don't ask me to go out There's no money in my account I been broke since payday Got me screamin' mayday Everybody’s having fun I’m deciding what gets shut off Tell ’em I’m just tired today I’m too broke to show my face [Bridge — half-time feel, increasingly desperate] I miss wasting gas for nothing I miss splitting shitty fries I miss sitting in your driveway Talking shit till two at night Now I measure every mile Every coffee, every call Funny how having no money Makes you disappear at all So when you ask where I’ve been I don’t know what I should say I’ve been twenty minutes from you And a hundred bucks away [Final Chorus — cracked/shouted lead, no vocal stack needed] Please don't ask me to go out There's no money in my account I been broke since payday Got me screamin' mayday Everybody’s having fun While I’m coming undone Tell ’em I’m just tired today I’m too broke to show my face Please don't ask me to go out Please don't make me say it loud I miss all my fucking friends I just can’t afford them now [Outro — instruments fall away] My phone lights up across the room “Everybody’s here but you” I type, “Maybe next weekend” Like I always fucking do