Contemplated Existence Verse 1 Have you ever contemplated Your existence from outside? Put yourself inside another Just to see through different eyes? I’ve tried on every pair of shoes That I could find along the way Trying to understand the psyche And the games that people play My mind keeps pulling threads apart Just to see what’s underneath What pushes What pulls What makes us run What makes us freeze Pre-Chorus Nothing ever made much sense When I was young and looking in Now I see the operating system Running underneath the skin Chorus I can see your Plankton I can see him running round Pulling all the little levers While you’re walking through the town SpongeBob in the cockpit Thinking everything is fine While Plankton’s at the controls Pulling wires behind the mind I can see your Plankton Yeah, I can see your Plankton Verse 2 I’ve watched enough human stories To recognize the underlying code Every fear has got a trigger Every pattern has a road Every person has a reason Even when the reason hides You can watch the psyche moving Like a current underneath the tide I don’t always know the answer I don’t claim to know it all But I notice when the little pieces Start to line up on the wall Pre-Chorus And the strangest thing about it Is the more I understand The less I see a monster And the more I see a man Chorus I can see your Plankton I can see him running round Pulling all the little levers While you’re walking through the town SpongeBob in the cockpit Thinking everything is fine While Plankton’s at the controls Pulling wires behind the mind I can see your Plankton Yeah, I can see your Plankton Bridge Fear pulls here Desire pulls there Memory whispers “Don’t go there” Ego grabs the steering wheel Trauma hits the gas And somewhere underneath it all There’s still a little voice asking “Who am I?” Breakdown I’ve spent my whole existence Trying to understand the game Not to judge the players Just to figure out Why we play it this way I can see the strings I can see the gears I can see the little operator Hiding underneath the fear Final Chorus I can see your Plankton I can see him running round Pulling all the little levers While you’re walking through the town SpongeBob in the cockpit Trying hard to steer the ship While the smallest little creature Has his hands upon the switch I can see your Plankton You don’t have to hide I can see your Plankton He’s been driving from inside Outro And maybe that’s the secret Maybe that’s the key You understand the machine When you finally learn to see The little thing inside you Pulling every lever And maybe once you see him He doesn’t have to drive forever.
