(There was a wonderful structure to the city)
(And it put my cares to rest)

Taking inventory of his life
Seeing snapshots chronologically inline
Something told him he should look around and tidy up
He collected many things but never quite enough
Tried looking at it from a new perspective
Flat on his back but he still heard the directive
Orders from that corner where that shadow always lived
Never asked permission he just hopes that theyd forgive

I dont want to go on like this
At least let me clean my room
I dont want to leave like this
Cause the last thing I want to do is
Make my people make decisions
Wondering what to do oh
Should they keep it on display
Or redecorate?

Blankets over mirrors she tends to like it
Shes not afraid of her reflection
But of what she might see behind it
She had plans to change her name (yeah)
Just not the traditional way (yeah)
Haunted by a couple big mistakes
She covers all the dents with the way she decorates
Then one night she got cold with no blankets on her bed
So she ripped them off the mirror stepped back and she said

I dont want to go on like this
At least let me clean my room
I dont want to leave like this

Cause the last thing I want to do is
Make my people make decisions
Wondering what to do oh
Should they keep it on display
Or redecorate?

With the bells and the whistles scaled back
Like an isolated track
And he feels trapped when hes not inebriated
Fair to say hes fairly sedated most days of the week
He might have made it if hed lived on a different street
I repeat scaled back and isolated
He says he likes an open schedule but he mostly hates it
If youre running to his room take a breath before you break-in
Put your ear up to the door tell me can you hear him saying?

I dont want to go like this
At least let me clean my room
I dont want to leave like this
Cause the last thing I want to do is
Make my people make decisions
Wondering what to do oh
Should they keep it on display
Or redecorate?
I dont want to go like this (go like this)
At least let me clean my room (clean my room)
I dont want to leave like this (leave like this)
Cause the last thing I want to do is (to do is)
Make my people make decisions
Wondering what to do oh
Should they keep it on display
Or redecorate?
Or redecorate?
Or redecorate?