[Verse 1] In a hush behind the fence They count it out, they count it twice Dust to dust and stone to spark A pale coin caught in prison light They call it cake, but it ain't sweet It's a quiet wheel in a cold room Turn by turn, the numbers climb And the whole place holds its breath too soon [Pre-Chorus] Spin it slow Keep it steady Round and round Until it's ready [Chorus] Spinning the yellow cake Spinning the yellow cake Turn it, turn it, don't look away Spinning the yellow cake Spinning the yellow cake Spinning the yellow cake One small step in a steel-gray dance Spinning the yellow cake [Verse 2] White coats move in measured lines No applause, no easy grin Just a glow behind locked doors And a hundred rules carved into skin From the mine to the hidden hall It travels with a careful hand Every lock has got a name Every door knows where it stands [Pre-Chorus] Spin it slow Keep it steady Round and round Until it's ready [Chorus] Spinning the yellow cake Spinning the yellow cake Turn it, turn it, don't look away Spinning the yellow cake Spinning the yellow cake Spinning the yellow cake One small step in a steel-gray dance Spinning the yellow cake [Bridge] And if you hear that quiet hum It isn't joy, it isn't gold It's the price of drawing lines In a room that never stays cold [Final Chorus] Spinning the yellow cake Spinning the yellow cake Turn it, turn it, don't look away Spinning the yellow cake Spinning the yellow cake Spinning the yellow cake One small step in a steel-gray dance Spinning the yellow cake
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