Under Control

I get out of bed each morning on time Turn on the lights and open all the blinds Gather up my doubts and drown them all out In manufactured reasons to be proud 'Cause everyone always deserves to be proud I'll have a holiday for undue credit Find a bad habit and a way to quit it And know with my steady soul That everything is always under control And if someone tries to be kind, I'll find a way To smile wide and find something to say If there's nothing there, that's okay We can hitch ourselves to little white lies and triangulate 'Cause none of us fit together the way that we're made I've got stakes in the ground that I can stand close to Make conversation, laugh when I'm supposed to 'Cause oh, who wants to be alone? Everything is always under control You can change your standards 'til somebody meets them Someone you can tolerate until you need them And oh, our star-crossed souls Oh, everything is always under control If I should start to drift, I'll feel for a rope Move hand over hand and don't let go Just trust a little bit and before you know You'll forget you ever wondered where it goes