Outlines by The Cool Greenhouse Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Well, you came in from the rain
I’d been thinking about nothing again
Can’t sleep that much these days
I’ve been lying awake
And I know there’s no real answer
To the questions in my head
And the light sits nicely on your face
As you attempt the crossword

[Chorus]
Well I’ve been making outlines
On the bathroom wall
Discovering faces
Then trying to name them all
Yes, I’ve been making outlines
Oh, in the middle of the night
And also sometimes in the day
Oh, whenever it feels right

[Verse 2]
And when you next came home
I’d almost forgotten how to speak
And I’d lost all my thoughts
It’d been a difficult week
You said “Let’s go on holiday”
I said “Well we don’t have the money”
You said “Well let’s do it anyway”
And you were looking at me funny
[Chorus]
Oh I’ve been making outlines
Feeling like a real outlier
I’ve been making outlines
On the soap suds that lie on your tumble drier
I ve been making outlines
In the middle of the night
And also sometimes in the day
Oh, whenever it feels right

[Verse 3]
And I worry that I’ve got no brains
Almost forget that I’m an animal
And I’ve been making outlines far too long
I’m a sorry excuse for a mammal

[Chorus]
Yes I’ve been making outlines
In the roots of your hair
Y’know, I’m really getting pretty good at it
Even though I know that it’s not going to get me anywhere

[Outro]
But y’know it staves off
The mediocrity
And it staves off
The possibility of calamity
And it staves off
All the terrible drudgery
And it staves off
It staves off, it staves off