As I walk through the streets of my new city

　　My back feeling much better, I suppose

　　I've reclaimed the use of my imagination

　　For better or for worse, I've yet to know

　　But I always knew you'd be the one to understand me,

　　I guess that's why it took so long to get things right.

　　Suddenly I'm lost

　　On my street On my block

　　Oh why, Oh why

　　Oh why haven't you been there for me?

　　Can't you see, I'm losing my mind this time?

　　I think it's for real, I can see

　　The tops of trees are turning red

　　The beggars near bodegas grin at me

　　I think they want something

　　I close my eyes, I tell myself to breathe

　　And be calm.

　　Be calm.

　　I know you feel like you are breaking down.

　　I know that it gets so hard sometimes.

　　Be calm.

　　I'm scared that everyone is out to get me.

　　"These days before you speak to me you pause."

　　"I always see you looking out your window."

　　"After all, you lost your band, you left your mom."

　　Now every single crack, every penny that I pass,

　　Says I should either leave or pick it up

　　But with every single buck I've made

　　I'm saddled with bad luck that came

　　The moment I was baptized

　　Or when I found out one day I'm gonna die

　　If only I could find my people or my place in life

　　A when they come a'carolin'

　　So loud, so bright, the theremin

　　Will lead us to a chorus

　　Where we'll all rejoice and sing a song that goes:

　　Oh be calm.

　　Be calm.

　　I know you feel like you are breaking down.

　　I know that it gets so hard sometimes,

　　Be calm.

　　Take it from me, I've been there a thousand times.

　　You hate your pulse because it thinks you're still alive

　　And everything's wrong

　　It just gets so hard sometimes

　　Be calm.

　　I don't remember much that night,

　　Just walking, thinking fondly of you

　　Thinking how the worst is yet to come

　　When from that street corner came a song

　　And I can't remember the man,

　　The panhandler or his melody.

　　The words exchanged had far exceeded any change I'd given thee.

　　Oh be calm.

　　Be calm.

　　I know you feel like you are breaking down.

　　I know that it gets so hard sometimes,

　　Be calm.

　　Take it from me, I've been there a thousand times.

　　You hate your pulse because it thinks you're still alive

　　And everything's wrong

　　It just gets so hard sometimes

　　Be calm