Creature of Chaos
A creature of chaos serving a world of straight lines: that conflict is the whole song. I've never really been part of the world around me, and that's exactly why I can pull off what looks like a miracle to the straight-thinkers.
My desk is a disaster, a beautiful mess
Of coffee cup cathedrals and games of psychic chess
I've got a hundred open windows on a screen that never sleeps
And I'm diving for the answers in the promises nobody keeps
You see a man distracted, you see a tangled wire
You see a pile of kindling that's about to catch on fire
But from this hurricane, a perfect order grows
I'm the only one who knows the way the secret river flows
'Cause I'm a creature of chaos, serving a world of straight lines
I'm the madness in the method, I'm the one who reads the signs
But a storm has gotta rage, and a fire's gotta feed
You gotta let me have some fun, 'cause that's the fuel I need
Yeah, I'm a creature of chaos, a glitch in the design
And I'll build you a heaven, but the messy parts are mine
You tell me take it easy, you tell me rest a while
But my brain is running races for a hundred thousand miles
You see me chase a rabbit down a hole that's dark and deep
You don't see the perfect diamond that I'm bringing back from sleep
You see a lazy river, a procrastinating crime
I'm calculating trajectories and bending space and time
'Cause from this hurricane, a perfect order grows
I'm the only one who knows the way the secret river flows
'Cause I'm a creature of chaos, serving a world of straight lines
I'm the madness in the method, I'm the one who reads the signs
But a storm has gotta rage, and a fire's gotta feed
You gotta let me have some fun, 'cause that's the fuel I need
Yeah, I'm a creature of chaos, a glitch in the design
And I'll build you a heaven, but the messy parts are mine
My self-care isn't yoga, it's not a quiet night
It's a shot of pure disorder just to make the balance right
It's a stupid song from childhood, a game I have to win
To feed the friendly monster that is living deep within
'Cause I'm a creature of chaos, serving a world of straight lines
I'm the madness in the method, I'm the one who reads the signs
But a storm has gotta rage, and a fire's gotta feed
You gotta let me have some fun, 'cause that's the fuel I need
Yeah, I'm a creature of chaos, a glitch in the design
And I'll build you a heaven, but the messy parts are mine