[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]
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