Sign on the Line

Verse 1

Found a bachelor suite with a riverfront view
Turns out the river comes directly through
The floor slopes left and the ceiling slopes right
The fridge hums louder than the neighbors at night

when you look at my place you might just scoff
But compared to downtown? That's a hundred bucks off

Pre-Chorus

Everybody sees the warning signs
Cracks in the wall and the slanted blinds
But vacancy rates are a cruel design
So we all yell "looks fine!" and sign on the line

Chorus

The rent is raised, my standards are lowered
Landlord's shady but the lease got shorter
Smoke detector sings in a different key
But it's only fourteen hundred plus utilities

Verse 2

The intercom speaks but nobody knows who
It mostly just whispers "I'm watching you"
My neighbor has six drummers and a bowling team
As someone upstairs rebuilds a diesel machine

Chorus

The rent is raised, my standards are lowered
The building's haunted but it comes with a mower
All the red flag's are a necessity
When you're paying fourteen hundred plus utilities

Bridge

The parking lot's a contact sport
The mailbox needs a court report
The fire escaped back in twenty-four

And I renewed for another year
because i cant afford no where else but here.

Final Chorus

The rent is raised, my standards are lowered
Landlord's shady but the lease got shorter
Smoke detector sings in a different key
But it's only fourteen hundred plus utilities

Everybody sees the warning signs
Cracks in the wall and the slanted blinds
But vacancy rates are a cruel design
So we all yell "looks fine!" and sign on the line

Outro

Coming soon:
Luxury units starting at eighteen hundred.
No pets.
No parking.
No windows.
No Water.
No Electrical.