Work is a State Function - Palomar

If our days get passed like magazines

And all of the friends we make have our pictures inside

Then I would choose to sever trees of time

And if our days drip like icicles

Shrink as the sun comes up

Get bigger at night

Then you would choose to wake up when it’s light

Well are you gonna be inspired when you think the Earth’s shaped perfectly

And every night’s the same

But she’ll bring it up again to you

Oh are you gonna be inspired if it turns out work is permanent

And half your life’s the same

Will the other half be made to change?

If stars say that they hate when they’re talked about

Is it such a drag when you make a famous person feel loved

And really does anybody miss them when they’re gone

And if the Rorchach shapes out in front of you

If you took the dark parts and made what the other half drew

And am i just reflecting all the ways you can shake off

Well are you gonna be inspired when you think the Earth’s shaped perfectly

And every night’s the same

But she’ll bring it up again to you

Oh are you gonna be inspired if it turns out work is permanent

And half your life’s the same

Will the other half be made to change?