Halftime by The Small Calamities Lyrics
[Verse 1]
All of these people from all different places sit still in their silence
An army of lawnchairs arrayed in the field like a football memorial to people we were, and the ones we've become
[Verse 2]
I've been thinking about buying a life insurance policy
Lawnmower, barbecue, reusable grocery bags
All of these things to make people believe that I know what I'm doing and do it on purpose
[Chorus]
It's halftime, we're still playing this game
It isn't over 'til the microphone's calling your name
The thing about endings is they're just like the start of something new
[Verse 3]
Welcome to paradise, population overload
We have got sweatshirts, and name tags, refreshments
We're still in the thick of it so make yourself comfortable
Give it a decade and you will be used to it
[Verse 4]
It's not like I miss it, it's not like I'd choose it, but sometimes I drift and I wind up in lawnchairs
Stacked in a closet like mummified furniture with the people we were, the ones that we used to be
[Repeat Chorus]
[Bridge]
You can’t stop, and you can’t try
It’s too late now to turn back time
First it’s "hello", then it’s "good night", then it’s waiting for summers that never come
Don’t look behind the veil!
[Coda]
The start of something
The start of something new
The thing about endings
All of these people from all different places sit still in their silence
An army of lawnchairs arrayed in the field like a football memorial to people we were, and the ones we've become
[Verse 2]
I've been thinking about buying a life insurance policy
Lawnmower, barbecue, reusable grocery bags
All of these things to make people believe that I know what I'm doing and do it on purpose
[Chorus]
It's halftime, we're still playing this game
It isn't over 'til the microphone's calling your name
The thing about endings is they're just like the start of something new
[Verse 3]
Welcome to paradise, population overload
We have got sweatshirts, and name tags, refreshments
We're still in the thick of it so make yourself comfortable
Give it a decade and you will be used to it
[Verse 4]
It's not like I miss it, it's not like I'd choose it, but sometimes I drift and I wind up in lawnchairs
Stacked in a closet like mummified furniture with the people we were, the ones that we used to be
[Repeat Chorus]
[Bridge]
You can’t stop, and you can’t try
It’s too late now to turn back time
First it’s "hello", then it’s "good night", then it’s waiting for summers that never come
Don’t look behind the veil!
[Coda]
The start of something
The start of something new
The thing about endings