Cardboard Calendar

[Verse 1]
I clock in with the dawn
Coffee cold by nine
Same blue light on my face
Same red pen line
Deadlines in the tray
My name on every page
I look up for a second
The day has turned a page

[Pre-Chorus]
And the screens keep glowin'
And the room stays still
I meant to leave at five
But I never really will

[Chorus]
Cardboard calendar
Fold me in time
Cardboard calendar
Where did I hide?
I said I'd be out
Before the moon
Now the whole year
Fits in this room

[Verse 2]
The plant by the sink died
Then it came back again
New haircut, same chair
Same old keys in my hand
I missed your birthday call
I heard it ring and ring
I told myself, "One more file"
Like that would change a thing

[Pre-Chorus]
And the screens keep glowin'
And the room stays still
I meant to leave at five
But I never really will

[Chorus]
Cardboard calendar
Fold me in time
Cardboard calendar
Where did I hide?
I said I'd be out
Before the moon
Now the whole year
Fits in this room

[Bridge]
I found my old ID
At the bottom of the drawer
Smaller than I remembered
Like a life I had before
My mother said, "You missed it"
And I heard it in my chest
How did all those seasons
Slip through my hands like dust?

[Final Chorus]
Cardboard calendar
Fold me in time
Cardboard calendar
Where did I hide?
I said I'd be out
Before the moon
Now the whole year
Fits in this room
Cardboard calendar
Don't let me stay
I blinked and the years
Went the other way