Cross Stick Country - 05 - Open Before He Speaks

[Intro] [voice: male baritone, dry close-mic, no processing, fully spoken, no music under any circumstances] On the frame. Not the wood. Go. [Verse 1] [knuckle knocks enter, close and dry] [sine sub bends up under the third knock] My father did it on the frame and not the wood. He said the frame will carry and the wood will not. I got it wrong for weeks and then I got it good, and after that I never had to say a lot. [Knock] [cross-stick answers each knock] Tok. Tok-a-tok. Tok. (that one) Tok. Tok-a-tok. Tok. (the quiet one) [Verse 2] [brushed snare enters, halftime kit feel] The boy is on the step and getting it about right. He does the long one first, then leaves a gap. His mother has the handle turning halfway through the sound, and he is warm inside before the second tap. [Knock] [low tom under the knocks] Tok. Tok-a-tok. Tok. (leave a space) Tok. Tok-a-tok. Tok. (and again) [Break] [knocks alone, no drums] [voice: son, young boy, plain] Like that? [voice: male baritone, warm, close] Nearly. Softer on the last one. Let it sit. [Verse 3] [shaker enters, sub bends down] He will teach it to somebody standing on this step. He will say the frame will carry, same as me. And whoever's in the hall will have the handle turning early, before he ever has to say who it might be. [Final Knock] [kit feel flips to double-time] [cross-stick doubles the knocks] Tok. Tok-a-tok. Tok. (open, open) Tok. Tok-a-tok. Tok. (and in) [Outro] [knocks thin to one per bar] [natural decay]