[Verse 1: Jake Ewald]
Downstairs, halfway dead
Sucking down coffee from a black, old fountain
Is your home where you lay your head
Or where your fake swordfish is mounted?
Eyes crossed, habitually
I would leave the room prematurely
With a tiny little pile of dark roast grounds where I once stood
Just enough there to keep me safe

[Verse 2: Jake Ewald]
Rained-out, wrapped right up
In our metaphorical overpriced ponchos
Endless rides home, circling the block
For the whisper of a word we didn't know how to use in a sentence
Saw you, went home
Drank myself silly in the basement alone
And the spiders were showing off a sense of humor on the ceiling
Spinning letters together, I read, “We keep you safe"

[Verse 3: Jake Ewald]
Lost art, lost boy
Watching a grown man drink a 211 at 11 a.m.
Our old joy!
But everything is changing even faster than it was back then
You hold me
It feels like I am finally closing my eyes
After a year and a half-long day, and I am tired as hell
Listen close: Do you know that you keep me safe?