[Verse]
The static hums a low-fi lullaby
Against the window where the world goes by
It's loud out there, a grid of shifting light
But here the glow is soft and blue and right
I don't need new stories, I don't need the chase
Just the steady rhythm of a familiar place
A sensory blanket, weighted and deep
My ritual starts before I fall asleep.
[Chorus]
And I'm drifting off before they board the plane
A Pavlovian heart in a tired brain
The wedding's starting, the cake's on the floor
But I won't see the airport, I've closed the door
It's a passport stamped by a childhood hand
Before they ever reach EuroReptarland
I'm gone with the credits, I'm lost in the glow
To the only ending I'll ever need to know.
[Verse]
I knew every giggle, every line by heart
The safety was waiting right at the start
Chuckie's brave moment, Angelica's scheme
The perfect ingredients for a predictable dream
The world was a puzzle I couldn't quite fit
But this 90-minute tape—I was part of it
No surprises to fear, no changes to dread
Just the same old voices inside of my head.
[Chorus]
And I'm drifting off before they board the plane
A Pavlovian heart in a tired brain
The wedding's starting, the cake's on the floor
But I won't see the airport, I've closed the door
It's a passport stamped by a childhood hand
Before they ever reach EuroReptarland
I'm gone with the credits, I'm lost in the glow
To the only ending I'll ever need to know.
[Bridge]
They say "I want a mom" and the piano starts to play
But my eyes are already heavy, turning to gray
My mind marks the signal, the bedtime cue
A heavy-lidded peace that I found in you
I don't need to see Paris, I don't need the height
I just need the beginning to say "goodnight."
[Outro]
The plane's on the tarmac…
(But I'm already dreaming)
The bells are all ringing…
(But I'm already gone)
Just the hum of the tape…
The blue of the screen…
The safest place…
I've ever been.