Hallway Arithmetic

Verse 1

I count the tiles on the kitchen wall

Five then seven then a gap

The kettle clicks a nervous little tap

My hands don't know where to fall

Pre-Chorus

So I pace the hallway twice

Then a half

Then I lose the thread

Chorus

Seven steps and I'm back where I started

Seven steps and the room tilts sideways

Seven steps and I'm still here

Still here still here

Post-Chorus

Oh-oh oh-oh

Count it again

Oh-oh oh-oh

Count it again

Verse 2

You left a note beneath the fruit bowl

Two words and a crooked line

I read it slow like it's a foreign sign

Then I fold it small

Pre-Chorus

And I pace the hallway twice

Then a half

Then I lose the thread

Chorus

Seven steps and I'm back where I started

Seven steps and the room tilts sideways

Seven steps and I'm still here

Still here still here

Post-Chorus

Oh-oh oh-oh

Count it again

Oh-oh oh-oh

Count it again

Bridge

Three beats

Then a pause

Then a beat that doesn't land

Three beats

Then a pause

And I'm still counting

Chorus

Seven steps and I'm back where I started

Seven steps and the room tilts sideways

Seven steps and I'm still here

Still here still here

Outro

Count it again

Count it again