Choose or Lose

Lyrics

[Intro]
The waiter's hovering, pen in his hand.
I'm holding this menu like a map of the promised land.

[Verse 1]
There are sixty-two pages of starters to read.
I’m sweating straight through this beautiful tweed.
If I lean toward the savory, I forfeit the pie.
One suboptimal forkful, and a part of me dies.

[Pre-Chorus]
The clock is ticking, the evening’s at stake.
Every open door is a mistake I could make.
Just tell me what I want.

[Chorus]
Choose or lose, it’s a terrifying game.
A thousand bright futures, going up in a flame.
I want the whole wide world, but I’m frozen on the brink.
Drowning in the fountain when I only want a sip.
Oh, choose or lose, yeah the freedom is a trap.
I'm beautifully stranded, right off the map.

[Verse 2]
We could stay in, get the number 14 combo at Chen's.
But then I'm mourning the party downtown with my friends.
I stare at the movie queue till the battery bleeds.
Every single yes is a no that I don't need.

[Chorus]
Choose or lose, it’s a terrifying game.
A thousand bright futures, going up in a flame.
I want the whole wide world, but I’m frozen on the brink.
Drowning in the fountain when I only want a sip.
Oh, choose or lose, yeah the freedom is a trap.
I'm beautifully stranded, right off the map.

[Bridge]
I love the infinite, I worship the buffet.
But the moment I point my finger, the magic fades away.
Because to pick a single path is to wave goodbye to the rest.
So I'll just sit perfectly still in this leather booth...
And decline the test.

[Outro]
So you order for me.
Yeah, you take the wheel.
Choose or lose...
I'll just have a glass of water.
Wait, sparkling or still?
Oh no.
I'll just have air.