Redecorate

[Intro] There was a wonderful structure to the city And it put my cares to rest Ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh [Verse 1] Takin' inventory of his life Seein' snapshots chronologically in line Something told him he should look around and tidy up He collected many things but never quite enough Tried lookin' at it from a new perspective Flat on his back but he still heard the directive Orders from that corner where that shadow always lived Never asked permission, he just hopes that they forgive [Chorus] I don't want to go like this (Ooh-ooh-ooh) At least let me clean my room I don't want to leave like this (Ooh-ooh-ooh) 'Cause the last thing I want to do is Make my people make decisions, wonderin' what to do, oh Should they keep it on display Or redecorate? [Verse 2] Blankets over mirrors, she tends to like it She's not afraid of her reflection But of what she might see behind it She had plans to change her name, yeah Just not the traditional way, yeah Haunted by a couple big mistakes She covers all the dents with the way she decorates Then one night, she got cold with no blankets on her bed So she ripped them off the mirror, stepped back and she said [Chorus] I don't want to go like this (Ooh-ooh-ooh) At least let me clean my room I don't want to leave like this (Ooh-ooh-ooh) 'Cause the last thing I want to do is Make my people make decisions, wonderin' what to do, oh Should they keep it on display Or redecorate? [Bridge] With the bells and the whistles scaled back Like an isolated track And he feels trapped when he's not inebriated Fair to say he's fairly sedated most days of the week He might have made it if he lived on a different street I repeat, scaled back and isolated He says he likes an open schedule, but he mostly hates it If you're running to his room, take a breath before you break in Put your ear up to the door, tell me, can you hear him saying? [Chorus] I don't want to go like this At least let me clean my room I don't want to leave like this 'Cause the last thing I want to do is Make my people make decisions, wondering what to do, oh Should they keep it on display Or redecorate? I don't want to go like this (Go like this) At least let me clean my room I don't want to leave like this (Leave like this) 'Cause the last thing I want to do is Make my people make decisions, wondering what to do, oh Should they keep it on display Or redecorate? [Outro] Ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh Or redecorate? Ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh Or redecorate?