[Verse 1]
Back at home before curfew
Key in the door, still bright outside
Mom on the couch with the quiz show
Swears that the clock don't lie
Phone says late, stove says early
I'm a saint in this split-town sky
"Quart ahead and an hour behind"
That's how I spin my side
[Pre-Chorus]
Screens glow
Hands slow
Everybody swear they know the truth
But the walls in this house
Keep a different kind of proof (yeah)
[Chorus]
Back in home before curfew
I'm recorded, timezoned, tangled in lines
Every minute got a version of me
On a different side of the night
Back in home before curfew
Swear I never crossed that sign
A quart ahead and an hour behind
That's how you spin it, that's how I survive (hey!)
[Verse 2]
Streets run hot like a drum roll
Friends fade out at the corner store
We were kings of the parking lot
'Til the chime hit ten-oh-four
Dash light screaming I'm busted
Wristwatch winking I'm fine
In the space where the seconds slip
I redraw that dotted line
[Pre-Chorus]
Crowds roar
Doors slam
Every story bending to the frame
If the tape don't cut my way
I just rename the game (oh yeah)
[Chorus]
Back in home before curfew
I'm recorded, timezoned, tangled in lines
Every minute got a version of me
On a different side of the night
Back in home before curfew
Swear I never crossed that sign
A quart ahead and an hour behind
That's how you spin it, that's how I survive
[Bridge]
Let the ceiling fan spin like a carousel
Let the hallway light judge my shoes
If the calendar calls me a liar
Then the living room calls me the truth (hey!)
Every tick, every tock, every glitch in the grind
I'm a frame out of order in this film of my life
[Chorus]
Back in home before curfew
I'm recorded, timezoned, tangled in lines
Every minute got a version of me
On a different side of the night
Back in home before curfew
Swear I never crossed that sign
A quart ahead and an hour behind
That's how you spin it, that's how I survive
That's how you spin it, that's how I survive