Office Oracle ft. Infinite Arcade Lyrics

I lost my phone

And didn't look for it

Until Monday morning

I'd had nobody to be calling anyway

Just listened to birdsong on the walk in

To the office, it was obvious

From the faces turned away

Kitchen silence as I made my first cup of tea

Confronted Amy over our sandwiches

No, I didn't really miss it

I'd mainly just been reading

Murakami

Eating vegan salami

So Amy didn't know much about the others

But said she's been feeling really awkward

And strained

Since my message on the weekend

And though she didn't want to talk about it

I was right on reflection, and she'd already changed

Then came James, at five

Says can I have a word, of course yeah

Got in his bronze coloured Corsa

Ignore John's stares

Apparently my text had a profound effect

He felt it needed to be said

With tears on the brims of his eyelids

He pulled me close and held me tightly

I'd still lost my phone

I'd still lost my phone

No, I didn't really miss it

The cat was mostly home

I listened late to the wireless

repeated mysteries and dramas

It was all super super weird

What I'd thought was hostility was just shyness

By Wednesday it was all shoulder punches and smiling

I ate at my desk

kept my head down

It seemed they'd all had epiphanies

Brought on by sage advice from me

Admitted they were the problem

Quit booze or left abusive partners

Made huge decisions with confidence and precision

Leaps into the unknown

With new pronouns

Redefined horizons, wedding's postponed

All cos of my lost phone

Troubles came when I found it

Scratched on the floor in the pub carpark

Heavy with unread messages, notifications,

And unachievable expectations