[Intro]
[Slow, rhythmic banjo plucking with a lone acoustic guitar]

[Verse 1]
The Sunday papers never made it to the shop.
The kettle leaked and ruined the kitchen mop.
The toaster only burns one single side.
There is nowhere left for a broken soul to hide.

[Pre-Chorus]
The world spins round, but I am standing still.
Staring out the window at the rain on the hill.

[Chorus]
I am distraught, dismayed, and disillusioned today.
The milk has turned a funny shade of grey.
The biscuits went soggy in the tin.
Oh, what a tragic state I'm in.
Yeah, I’m thoroughly defeated... by the everyday.

[Verse 2]
I tried to binge that new detective show.
But the router light is flashing red and slow.
The delivery driver left my parcel in the bin.
And the local pub has run completely out of gin.

[Pre-Chorus]
A heavy price for a quiet life I pay.
Just watching the afternoon slip away.

[Chorus]
I am distraught, dismayed, and disillusioned today.
The milk has turned a funny shade of grey.
The biscuits went soggy in the tin.
Oh, what a tragic state I'm in.
Yeah, I’m thoroughly defeated... by the everyday.

[Bridge]
(Building slightly, adding a subtle electronic synth pad hum in the background)
It’s a minor crisis, it’s a modern plight.
Nothing is working, nothing is right.
But then you walk in with a brand new pack.
Of chocolate digestives... and my world comes back.

[Guitar & Banjo Solo]

[Chorus]
(Loud, dramatic folk vocal)
I was distraught, dismayed, and disillusioned today!
(But the tea is hot now)
The milk was a funny shade of grey.
The biscuits went soggy in the tin.
But look at the beautiful mess we're in.
Yeah, we’re surviving... the everyday.

[Outro]
No wifi again (whisper: but we've got biscuits).
In the damp, in the damp.
Just distraught and dismayed.
(Fade out on a single banjo strum)
