[Verse 1 - guitar + ukulele, bright and forward] The gossip made its rounds before I even heard it Someone had opinions on a thing I hadn’t done The morning started rough and then decided It wasn’t finished - so it kept going for a bit
But somewhere between the second piece of bad news And the third thing that was definitely not my fault Something in me just said Not today
[Pre-Chorus - bongos and shaker enter] Not the noise, not the spiral Not the version of this story I’d have written down Not the weather, not the forecast Something said hold on - and then
[Chorus - full, tambourine, everyone in] I just don’t go there Not because I haven’t been invited I just don’t go there I know which way I’m going and I already picked Throw whatever comes at me and watch me stay exactly where I am That’s just how I’m made That’s just how I live
[Verse 2 - slightly sparser] Someone I trusted chose a different version The one they needed me to be to make their story work Love came and thought it found an opening It found someone who will still be completely okay
Work piled up until the pile had its own opinions About my schedule, my priorities, my nerve And I put the playlist on that I’ve been saving And showed up anyway
[Pre-Chorus] Not the noise, not the spiral Not the version I was supposed to fall into Not the weather, not the forecast Something said hold on - and then
[Chorus] I just don’t go there Not because I haven’t been invited I just don’t go there I know which way I’m going and I already picked Throw whatever comes at me and watch me stay exactly where I am That’s just how I’m made That’s just how I live
[Bridge - quieter first, then builds, the concept lands, rainmakers and maracas] They have a word for staying in one state I think they meant it for the darker kind of room But I’ve been living in the upper register For as long as I can honestly remember
The bad days come I’m not going to pretend they don’t I just never gave them a permanent address
Unipolar. Yeah. That’s what this is. That’s what I am.
[Final Chorus - key lift, most joyful, full palette, drums] I just don’t go there Not because I haven’t been invited I just don’t go there I know which way I’m going and I already picked Throw whatever at me, watch me stay exactly where I am That’s just how I’m made That’s just how I am
[Outro - playful, warm, almost laughing] Still here. Still good. Really good, actually. … Really really good.