[Verse 1]
I don't know if anyone knows
What it's really like some days
Fork in the sink
Cup by the bed
Silence sitting in my place
Phone face down on the table
Same four walls
Same old ache
No one knocking
Nothing urgent
Just another microwaved plate
[Chorus]
Who asks
"Charlie
How are you today?"
Have you eaten
Are you warm
Are you okay
Who says my name and actually waits
For the way it catches in my throat
Charlie
How are you today
'Cause I don't
I don't even know
[Verse 2]
I talk out loud to the kettle
Just to hear a human sound
Laugh at jokes on glowing screens
But there's no one here to turn around
I buy two of everything
Then put one right back on the shelf
Practice answers in the mirror
Like I'm checking on myself (yeah)
[Chorus]
Who asks
"Charlie
How are you today?"
Have you eaten
Are you warm
Are you okay
Who says my name and actually waits
For the way it trembles when I choke
Charlie
How are you today
'Cause I don't
I don't even know
[Bridge]
If someone called
Would I pick up
Or let it ring
Let it fade
I'm scared of being seen like this
But more of never being named
[Chorus]
Who asks
"Charlie
How are you today?"
Have you eaten
Are you warm
Are you okay
Who says my name and actually stays
When the answer isn't fine or brave
Charlie
How are you today
Say it slow
So I might want to know