Lyrics

[Intro — spoken, calm, theatrical]

Ladies and gentlemen,
nothing to worry about.

He arrived on time.
He shook your hand.
He smiled.

No visible damage.

[Verse 1]

Buttoned shirt and steady eyes,
good posture, practiced alibis,
coffee black, the morning train,
nobody asks about the stain.

He knows the joke, he knows the cue,
knows what a decent man should do,
holds the door and pays his share,
looks alive enough from there.

[Pre-Chorus]

Check the hands.
Check the face.
Everything appears in place.

Pulse still running.
Shoes still tied.

What more proof could you require?

[Chorus]

No visible damage,
nothing showing through.
No visible damage,
so there’s nothing wrong with you.

Stand up straight,
say you’re fine,
keep the wreckage out of sight.

No visible damage.

Pass inspection.

Goodnight.

[Verse 2]

He goes to work, he makes the call,
catches things before they fall,
laughs exactly when he should,
does a convincing imitation of good.

He knows which stories not to tell,
which rooms inside himself to seal,
which memories deserve a chair,
and which ones should not breathe the air.

[Pre-Chorus]

Check the voice.
Check the grin.
Nothing leaking from within.

No complaint.
No warning sign.

Perfect.

Everything is fine.

[Chorus]

No visible damage,
nothing showing through.
No visible damage,
so there’s nothing wrong with you.

Stand up straight,
say you’re fine,
keep the wreckage out of sight.

No visible damage.

Pass inspection.

Goodnight.

[Bridge — stripped down]

There are cracks behind the wallpaper.
There is smoke beneath the floor.
There are names he doesn’t mention.
There are nights he can’t ignore.

But the walls are still standing.

So nobody calls it ruin.

And the man is still smiling.

So nobody calls it pain.

[Break — spoken, dry, almost amused]

Can you work?

Yes.

Can you drive?

Yes.

Can you laugh?

Of course.

Can you keep going?

...

Yes.

Then what seems to be the problem?

[Final Chorus]

No visible damage,
nothing showing through.
No visible damage,
so there’s nothing wrong with you.

Keep the shoulders
square and high,
keep the weather from your eyes.

No visible damage.

Nothing broken.

Nothing strange.

No visible damage.

Only everything has changed.

[Outro — spoken, very quiet]

“How are you?”

...

“I’m fine.”