
Right Hand on the Wall
[Intro: Go-for-broke smoke-throated male MC, sirens and break drums, go-for-broke, shouted] Third floor Kid inside Going in [Verse 1: Go-for-broke smoke-throated male MC, go-for-broke, breathing hard between lines] Mask on, bottle full, door kicked in Smoke so black it's like a wall in your skin Can't see my glove at the end of my arm Heat on my back like a fist on a farm Right hand on the wall, that's the rule, that's the law Follow it in, follow it out, follow it all Couch, door, dresser, crib, nothing there Calling her name in a mask with no air [Hook: Go-for-broke smoke-throated male MC, loud, go-for-broke, shouted, full break drums] Right hand on the wall, nobody gets left Crawling through the black with a fire in my chest Can't see my glove but I can hear your breath Right hand on the wall, nobody gets left [Verse 2: Go-for-broke smoke-throated male MC, go-for-broke, faster] Bedroom two and the closet is shut Pull it and she's balled up tight in a rut Five years old with her face in a coat Pulled my mask off a second, put the air in her throat Low air bell starts ringing on my back Picked her up in my arms and I lost the track Turned around once and the wall's not there Black on the left and the right and everywhere [Bridge: Go-for-broke smoke-throated male MC, low and steady, bass riff only] Down on the floor, find the hose Run my glove along it where the water goes Smooth side, lugs, I can feel it in the dark Lugs point home, that's the door, that's the mark [Hook: Go-for-broke smoke-throated male MC, loud, go-for-broke, shouted, full break drums] Right hand on the wall, nobody gets left Crawling through the black with a fire in my chest Can't see my glove but I can hear your breath Right hand on the wall, nobody gets left [Verse 3: Go-for-broke smoke-throated male MC, daylight in the doorway, lone kick, then the break drums crash back] Crawling on my knees with the kid on my chest Counting every coupling, one, two, the rest Bell still ringing like it's counting me down Fingers on the brass, I ain't turning around Then grey, then a square, then a hand in the haze Lieutenant in the doorway pulling both of us away Out on the landing and the cold hits my face She coughs in my arms and it's the best sound in the place [Hook: Go-for-broke smoke-throated male MC, loud, go-for-broke, shouted, full break drums] Right hand on the wall, nobody gets left Crawling through the black with a fire in my chest Can't see my glove but I can hear your breath Right hand on the wall, nobody gets left [Outro: Go-for-broke smoke-throated male MC, out of breath, sirens ring out and fade] Nobody gets left Nobody [End]

