The Formula Lyrics

When it's all gets too illusive

When the static overwhelms

When you curl up, naming objects in the room

When the postmodern novels offer no reprieve

When you can't afford the formula this week

So when those afternoons of boyhood

That we wish to live again

Seem too far away for us to even comprehend

When the poetry incarnate in our tangerine peels

Became as crucial as crucible steel

When the shadows on the ground

Have all turned a milky white

When the dust between he stars

Became the most amusing (marvelous) sight

When the only road to get there Is the one that takes you home

Ask yourself are you ready to go home (willing to postpone)

When there is a movie in your eyes

I can see it when you sleep

You whimper when they fight

And then you twitch your little feet

I hope the actors know their lines

I hope the action steals your breath

I hope it teaches you something

About why you've been seeing red

When you bite off all your nails

When you spit them on the floor

When you start to panic in the dollar store

When you go tell all your friends you've been busy as hell

When you notice they don't call you anymore

So when your thoughts are all invasive

When you start seeing spots

When you're sweating while you wait to see what your coffee's gonna costs

When your favorite podcast offers you no reprieve

When you can't afford the formula this week