[Intro] [Instrumental: Bouncy toy piano melody] [Instrumental: Soft handclaps, light children’s percussion] [Instrumental: Low electrical hum underneath, barely noticeable] [Verse 1] [Voice: Lead, cheerful] The sky is suspiciously blue Not a cloud daring to move That dog hasn’t barked in hours The air smells clean like new [Instrumental Break] [Instrumental: Melody repeats slightly detuned] [Instrumental: Short burst of harsh static, quickly muted] [Pre-Chorus] [Voice: Light harmony] No chaos No mistakes No sun exploding over the lake [Chorus] [Hook] [Voice: Bright, layered] We’ve never been this happy before We’ve never been this calm Everything’s lined up perfectly There’s nothing going wrong We’ve never been this happy before Why am I spiralling, expecting disaster and courting calamity, what is the matter with me, and how am I even still here at all? [Break] [Instrumental: Extreme power electronics swell] [Instrumental: Toy melody stretched and warped] [Instrumental: Beat drops out, high-pitched whine pulses] [Verse 2] [Voice: Lead, still sweet] We haven’t fought in weeks Not a single slammed door The sunlight feels too bright Like it’s watching the floor They’re planning something I can feel the floorboards hum [Instrumental Break] [Instrumental: Children’s drum loop returns] [Instrumental: Sudden distortion crunch under each beat] [Pre-Chorus] [Voice: Backing, sing-song] This is coordinated There must have been a meeting [Chorus] [Voice: Lead + backing] We’ve never been this happy before Everything smooth as glass Every smile perfectly placed Nothing in the past We’ve never been this happy before Why am I pacing, anticipating impact and inventing catastrophe, counting the exits and counting the steps to the door? [Interlude] [Instrumental: Melody played backwards] [Instrumental: Loud electronic screech fades in and out] [Instrumental: Mechanical ticking under rhythm] [Bridge] [Voice: Slightly strained but still melodic] There must have been a meeting I wasn’t invited Every edge sanded down Every rough place quieted No chaos No mistakes No flicker in the frame [Instrumental Break] [Instrumental: Heavy distortion blast] [Instrumental: Toy melody continues cheerfully over noise] [Instrumental: Drums return with doubled tempo] [Chorus] [Big Finish] [Voice: Full layered, forced cheer] We’ve never been this happy before Nothing out of line Every day identical Everything just fine We’ve never been this happy before Why am I trembling, rehearsing disaster and courting collapse, scanning the horizon for smoke that signals the end? [Fade Out] [Instrumental: Bright melody loops] [Instrumental: Increasing static swallowing the tune]

Never Been This Happy