Place - KMurdock Music Group
You clocked in late and called it in your bold move
Pinned a printer fresh nametag like proof
Pulled up a plastic chair to a reserved row
Reading the room like the room didn't know
Dry erase squeak over letters that are yours
White out flakes on yesterday's chores
CD wallet zip, anti-skipping engaged
Track already rolling, you're not on the page
Clipboard claims with a borrowed pen
Stamping a date on a book that's been read
Seed marker says"taken" but still you slide in place
Parking in lines that were never your space
Buzzers go off, the wristband stays gray
House lights on you, but the pass says no way
No way
How could anyone take my place when you never had one saved?
Place card missing your name, all caps blank slate
No claim, you can't replace what you never secured
No swap, no trade
If there's no seat on the chart, there's nothing to take away
How could anyone take my place when you never had one anyway?
How could anyone take my place when you never had one anyway?
You walk and talk in roster spots, call me first string
But the jersey you're waving is from the wrong team
Tried keys in a lockbox that isn't your lane
Combination guessed, every dial still the same
Corners you cut leave corners that don't meet
You trace a silhouette around somebody else's feet
Signed on the line with a stamp you don't own
Faxed your approval to a number unknown
Schedule you posted looks crisp, looks neat
But the time slot's marked with a permanent seat
Need and made talked at, your tires never turned
Receipt reads zero, that lesson stays learned
Bells from the melts, tent the air like glass
Soft hands, hard facts, you don't get a pass
No pass
How could anyone take my place when you never had one saved?
Place card missing your name, all caps blank slate
No claim, you can't replace what you never secured
No swap, no trade
If there's no seat on the chart, there's nothing to take away
How could anyone take my place when you never had one anyway?
How could anyone take my place when you never had one anyway?
Roll call, enter here, you're line, blank, clear
Vibes king, bright ding, hands clap tight, yeah
No vacancy printed in bold across the frame
No vacancy
Room stays the room even if you say your name
Your name
How could anyone take my place when you never had one saved?
Place card missing your name, all caps blank slate
No claim, you can't replace what you never secured
No swap, no trade
If there's no seat on the chart, there's nothing to take away
How could anyone take my place when you never had one anyway?
How could anyone take my place when you never had one anyway?
Glue stuck and cold while the mallow stays
Name on nothing, place on none
Fade to gray