[Silence]
[Arrangement: Quirky alternative folk-post-punk-rock with off-kilter rhythms, bouncing bass, angular guitar riffs, playful synths, and a driving chorus]
[Intro]
Not quite right
(Just a bit)
Tiny cracks
(Start to split)
[Verse 1]
It starts so small
(You hardly know)
Just a wobble
(Then it grows)
One degree
(One small shift)
Another nudge
(A subtle drift)
Nothing broken
(Not just yet)
Easy to ignore
(Or soon forget)
Till one morning
(You can see)
Nothing’s where
(It used to be)
[Chorus]
Gone wonky
(A little bit off)
Gone wonky
(I wouldn’t scoff)
Everything
(Starts to sway)
Yesterday
(Is far away)
[Refrain]
Gone wonky
(A little bit off)
Gone wonky
(I wouldn’t scoff)
How long…
(Till you go wrong)
How long
(How long)
[Verse 2]
Bolts get loose
(Wheels don’t track)
Some things bend
(They don’t snap back)
As the cycle
(Adds a strain)
Tiny losses
(Start to gain)
The warning signs
(Blink in red)
Still we shrug
(And forge ahead)
Until the balance
(Slips away)
And yesterday
(Becomes today)
[Bridge]
A crooked line
(A tilted frame)
Looks familiar
(But not the same)
Small departures
(Compound fast)
Soon the future
(Outruns the past)
[Instrumental]
[Angular guitar solo]
[Synth wobble]
[Bass breakdown]
[Final Chorus]
Gone wonky
(A little bit off)
Gone wonky
(I wouldn’t scoff)
Nothing failed
(All at once)
It happened
(One little nudge)
[Final Refrain]
Gone wonky
(A little bit off)
Gone wonky
(I wouldn’t scoff)
How long…
(Till you go wrong)
How long
(How long)
How long…
(Before you see)
It already happened
(Gradually)
[Outro]
One small wobble…
(One more day)
Then the whole thing
(Slips away)
From the album “What’s in a Name?“