[Verse 1: Cleating lignum-rib male MC, cleating] Booth cold under a palm that knows every fray I carry grease and timing and an arm that will not play Top cue holds the first seat, I force and pass it on Evening crew waits on my rest before they cue at dawn Hands on the arm, lungs full of dust and chalk Headset dead for hours, so the voice becomes the walk [Hook: Cleating lignum-rib male MC, loud, cleating] Tonearm rested so my cue could seat clean Not a speech, a seating you can prove and mean Grip the arm, mark the eight, send the next cue through Booth holds only if the middle rest is true [Verse 2: Cleating lignum-rib male MC, colder, cleating] I do not own the booth, I own the middle span If my arm blanks out, the whole cue loses plan Fat kick waits on my mouth to call the land Tight snare answers when the seating meets a hand No trophy photo, no speech about the past Just arm on the platter and a rest that has to last Cleating through the doubt like a vow with no crowd Loud enough for the arm, quiet enough for the cloud Someone left a chalk mark where the rest should land I fight the stick until the rest makes me understand [Bridge: Cleating lignum-rib male MC, tonearm rest, cleating] Tonearm rest under both palms Kick answers hard on the calm Crew never needs a speech to know The booth is mine when the rest says so [Verse 3: Cleating lignum-rib male MC, cleating, louder] The arm was never stuck, the chalk was the proof I step back half a pace and let the mark own the roof Boots on the grade already testing the give I hear the rest once and know the cue will live Cleating through the last seat like a vow with no board Loud enough for the arm, quiet enough for the chord My job is the middle, not the whistle or the plaque Rest seats, cue holds, that is the whole attack Leave the chart folded where the next dawn can see Tonearm rest means the booth and the mark agree [Hook: Cleating lignum-rib male MC, loud, cleating] Tonearm rested so my cue could seat clean Not a speech, a seating you can prove and mean Grip the arm, mark the eight, send the next cue through Booth holds only if the middle rest is true [Outro: Cleating lignum-rib male MC, proud cold, fat kick rings out and fade] tonearm rest, Saturday Tell the booth I said stay [End]