[Arrangement: Moody piano, pulsing bass, clean electric guitar, organ textures, steady drums building into a driving groove]<\/p>\n
[Intro]
\nOne little mark
\n(On the glass)
\nOne little streak
\n(Will surely pass)<\/p>\n
One little blur
\n(Here and there)
\nNothing to worry about
\n(Or so we’re aware)<\/p>\n
[Verse 1]
\nStarted with a fingerprint
\n(A trace of a touch)
\nBarely noticed
\n(Didn’t matter much)<\/p>\n
Then another followed
\n(Then a few more came)
\nUntil the picture changed
\n(Though the window looked the same)<\/p>\n
[Pre-Chorus]
\nA little distortion
\n(A little disguise)
\nA little obstruction
\n(Before your eyes)<\/p>\n
[Chorus]
\nOh, dear
\n(Don’t let it smear)
\nClearly, we won’t be able to see…
\n(Clearly)<\/p>\n
Oh, dear
\n(It’s drawing near)
\nEverything gets harder to see…
\n(Clearly)<\/p>\n
[Refrain]
\nWipe it away
\n(Another day)<\/p>\n
Wipe it away
\n(Or let it stay)<\/p>\n
What you ignore
\n(Starts to appear)<\/p>\n
What you neglect
\n(Becomes the smear)<\/p>\n
[Verse 2]
\nMaybe it’s the story
\n(We don’t want to hear)
\nMaybe it’s the warning
\n(Getting harder to clear)<\/p>\n
Maybe it’s the evidence
\n(Spread across the pane)
\nAccumulating slowly
\n(Until it can’t be explained)<\/p>\n
[Instrumental]
\n[Guitar Lead]
\n[Organ Swells]
\n[Driving Bass]<\/p>\n
[Pre-Chorus]
\nEvery streak
\n(Leaves a trace)
\nEvery mark
\n(Takes up space)<\/p>\n
[Chorus]
\nOh, dear
\n(Don’t let it smear)
\nClearly, we won’t be able to see…
\n(Clearly)<\/p>\n
Oh, dear
\n(The image disappears)
\nEverything gets harder to see…
\n(Clearly)<\/p>\n
[Bridge]
\nAt first it was only
\n(A little spot)<\/p>\n
Then it’s something
\n(It is not)<\/p>\n
One small blur
\n(Becomes a haze)<\/p>\n
Then confusion
\n(Fills with “amaze”)<\/p>\n
[Arrangement: Drop to piano and bass]<\/p>\n
[Refrain]
\nWipe it away
\n(If you can)<\/p>\n
Wipe it away
\n(While there’s a plan)<\/p>\n
The longer it stays
\n(The less you steer)<\/p>\n
The less you know
\n(Through the smear)<\/p>\n
[Final Chorus]
\nOh, dear
\n(Don’t let it smear)
\nClearly, we won’t be able to see…
\n(Clearly)<\/p>\n
Oh, dear
\n(The truth is near)
\nIf only we’d look through it…
\n(Clearly)<\/p>\n
Oh, dear
\n(Don’t disappear)
\nThe picture’s still there for all to see…
\n(Clearly)<\/p>\n
[Outro]
\nOne little mark
\n(Became a stain)
\nOne little streak
\n(Became a chain)<\/p>\n
Look through the glass
\n(While it’s still clear)
\nBefore everything fades
\n(Into the smear)<\/p>\n