Anxiety

ANXIETY (reworking) [Verse 1 — tense, half-spoken] My shoes know the distance From the bed to the door. I’ve done a hundred miles On a ten-foot floor. TV talking To an empty chair. I kill the sound— But it’s still in the air. [Chorus — shouted] WHO LET YOU IN? WHO GAVE YOU A KEY? You wear my face, But you don’t speak for me! [Verse 2 — clipped, restless] I laugh too soon. I talk too fast. I answer questions Nobody asked. Your glass is still. Mine shakes the ice. I miss your name— You tell me twice. [Chorus — shouted] WHO LET YOU IN? WHO GAVE YOU A KEY? You wear my face, But you don’t speak for me! [Extended instrumental — let it get wild] [Bridge — quiet at first, then build] I know that knock. I know that face. You live here— You don’t own the place. [Final chorus — full voice, backing shouts] WHO LET YOU IN? WHO GAVE YOU A KEY? You wear my face, But you don’t speak for me! You don’t speak for me! You don’t speak for me! [Outro — over the final riff] Give back the key. GIVE BACK THE KEY!