[Verse 1: Phoebe Bridgers]My telephone, it doesn't have a cameraIf it did I’d take a picture of myselfIf it did I'd take a picture of the waterAnd the man on the offrampHolding up the sign that's asking me for helpI got a job and I’ll work here for the summerI fold the towels and set them by the poolEveryone looks happy with each other'Til they step away and say the thing they really meantThey always sound so cruel[Chorus: Phoebe Bridgers & Conor Oberst]I didn't know what I was in forWhen I signed up for that runThere's no way I'm curing cancerBut I'll sweat it outI feel so proud now for all the good I've done[Verse 2: Phoebe Bridgers & Conor Oberst]I know a girl who owns a boutique in the citySelling clothes to the fashionably lateSays she cries at the news but doesn't reallyCause it’s too much fondness, too much time and too much plastic money to be made[Chorus: Phoebe Bridgers & Conor Oberst]I didn’t know what I was in forWhen they took my belt and stringsThey told me I'd gone crazyMy arms are strapped in a straight jacketSo I couldn’t save those TV refugeesWhen they're on their backsIn a bloody bathFull of Sarin gasOn a screen[Chorus: Phoebe Bridgers & Conor Oberst]I didn't know what I was in forWhen I laid out in the sunWe get burned for being honestI've really never done anything, for anyone[Outro: Phoebe Bridgers & Conor Oberst]To fall asleep I need white noise to distract meOtherwise I have to listen to me thinkOtherwise I pace around, hold my breath, let it outSit on the couch and think about how living’s just a promise that I made