The World Forgot to End

[Intro]

Mm

Mm-hmm

Oh-oh

[Verse 1]

I kept the curtains closed for weeks

Counted every car out on the street

Saved canned food beneath the stairs

Made a list of all my fears

I learned the sound the pipes would make

The hour the old floorboards would shake

I knew which walls would take the hit

I built my life around all of it

[Pre-Chorus]

But the roof held through the rain

And the mail came just the same

Someone's dog barked down the block

And my hands forgot to lock

[Chorus]

The world forgot to end

And I don't know what comes next

I've been braced against the wreck

With my teeth clenched in my bed

Now the morning's at the door

Like it hasn't been here before

I survived what never came

But I'm not quite the same

The world forgot to end

[Verse 2]

There's a shoe beside the old front gate

A child's chalk drawing washed away

Weeds have split the parking lot

And the corner store still sells cold pop

I found my coat beneath the stairs

A little dust a tear a thread

I wore it out and walked around

Past all the places I'd written off

[Pre-Chorus]

And a woman swept her front porch clean

Like the end was just a bad old dream

She waved at me I waved back

It felt strange to do just that

[Chorus]

The world forgot to end

And I don't know what comes next

I've been braced against the wreck

With my teeth clenched in my bed

Now the morning's at the door

Like it hasn't been here before

I survived what never came

But I'm not quite the same

The world forgot to end

[Bridge]

Maybe I was scared to start

With so much shelter round my heart

If I never chose a road

I could never lose my way back home

But there's a garden by the wall

Where the wild tomatoes grow too tall

And I can't spend another year

Waiting for a sound that isn't here

[Build]

Let the windows shake

Let the old paint peel

Let the next day come

Let me learn what's real

I don't need a promise

I don't need a sign

I just need to stop

Putting living on the other side

[Final Chorus]

The world forgot to end

So I'll begin again

I can't get those years back

But I can give this day a chance

Let the morning flood the floor

I'm not hiding anymore

I survived what never came

Now I'll live with what remains

(Begin again)

The world forgot to end

And I'm still here my friend

[Outro]

The kettle starts to sing

A bird lands on the railing

I open up the blinds

There's nothing in the sky

No warning no reply

Just another day outside

And this time

I'll go live mine