[Verse 1]

They all have bad accents here but they still take turns

Trying to articulate with their blurry words

They whisper and exclaim

Simplify and complicate

It always sounds strange

[Chorus 1]

They try to say your name

It's never quite the same

They think they’ve got it down

It shifts a little and they always have to sound it out

[Verse 2]

Don't they feel the sequence spin, grow, and then forget?

Every new epiphany is just another step

They confuse and conflate-

Rebuke then relate-

Double down or disavow

Why can't they remember now?

[Pre-Chorus]

Everyone here has a bad accent, everyone does

[Bridge 1]

You’re more or less here -

The substance and the superstition

Until the smoke clears

It's hard sometimes to tell the difference

[Chorus 2]

We try to say your name

It's never quite the same

I think I've got it down

It shifts a little and I always have to sound it out

[Chorus 3]

(Everyone here has a bad accent.)

I'm terrible with names

(Everyone here has a bad accent.)

And terrified of grey

(Everyone here has a bad accent.)

I want to know right now

(Everyone here has a bad accent.)

It's really hard to learn

We're never gonna figure you out

[Bridge 2]

When you sing-

I may not know this song

But it rings out really lovely when I hum along

When you sing-

I cannot play the tune

But I guess someone here should leave their seat and dance with you

When you sing...

When you sing...