Foundation Map

[Verse 1]
The water stain above the Maytag dryer
Looks just like the outline of Lake Superior.
You say that's where the old plumbing gave out,
I say it's just a map of what this house is about.

[Pre-Chorus]
And you get quiet, put your coffee down slow,
"We don't have to live where the bad wiring goes."

[Chorus]
But baby, we're building on a foundation map
They drew in '67, there's no going back.
Every load-bearing wall has the same hairline crack.

[Verse 2]
That August when the whole west-side grid failed,
We sat on the porch and watched the headlights trail.
You traced the city blackout on my hand,
Said we could build on less compromised land.

[Pre-Chorus]
And I just nodded, felt the asphalt heat.
"It's a different signal on this side of the street."

[Chorus]
But baby, we're building on a foundation map
They drew in '67, there's no going back.
Every load-bearing wall has the same hairline crack.

[Bridge]
The blueprints are ghosted, the ink is all faded,
The street names are wrong, the zoning's outdated.
And we just keep paving.

[Outro]
The same hairline crack.
...no going back.