EVERYTHING WORKED OUT WRONG Everything worked Nothing fit I kept it moving That was it The rent got paid The plants stayed green The house looked calm The counters clean The phone still rang The car still ran I shook the hands I made the plans Everything worked out wrong Right on paper, wrong all along Nothing broke, nothing fell Everything worked out wrong so well I learned new names I changed my chair I moved the frames You weren’t there I slept at night I answered “fine” I made good time In the wrong life Everything worked out wrong Right on paper, wrong all along Nothing broke, nothing fell Everything worked out wrong so well Paid on time Right address Dressed just right No distress No alarms No collapse Just a life Built from scraps Everything worked Everything moved Everything changed Nothing improved Everything worked out wrong Right on paper, wrong all along Nothing broke, nothing fell Everything worked out wrong so well Everything worked out wrong Right on paper, wrong all along I stayed standing, I stayed strong Everything worked out wrong Nothing failed Nothing belonged

Dışarıdan istikrarlı görünen ama içten temelden yanlış hissettiren bir hayat hakkında. Görünürde hiçbir şey çökmedi—faturalar ödendi, rutinler devam etti—ama duygusal olarak her şey yanlış yönde ilerledi.