New Normal

[Verse 1:]
Now, what is this
Feeling I know you from long ago
From deep in the past
I don't know why
Why I trust you completely
Don't question it
The bottle is empty.

[Verse 2:]
Now, what is this
Club closing early
The fog machines
And lasers swirling
It's Halloween
I'm sorry for screaming
But I'm afraid
I scare you completely.

[Verse 3:]
Now, what is this
Blizzard in April
I'm underdressed as usual
And you're cheating death
Buying time through the winter
It's house arrest
No stopping for dinner.

[Verse 4:]
Now, what is this
Microphone working
I hear myself
The cameras are rolling
And there's the cue
My heart, it beats so hard
I look for you, I suddenly fall.

[Verse 5:]
Now, what is this
Rob and you rescued
Has broken me
Not broken long
You search the room
Someone yells from the garden
The orange cat
Finish what you started.

[Verse 6:]
Now, what is this
Skidding of tires
I hold my breath
And you're running fast
As the SUV
Smashes into the sidewalk
And 911
Won't answer the call.

[Verse 7:]
Now, what is this
Hollywood ghost town
A shootout scene
No actors at all
Last night I dreamed
You and I were immortal
It's no big deal
This new kind of normal.