okay okay yeah… that’s live. [Verse 1] Steel dust on my tongue, counting cracks in the wall Chalk marks where the weight still remembers the fall Tape peels back slow, numbers fade in my palm If it’s quiet enough, I can still keep it calm Measure twice, cut once, no, cut clean Every joint knows more than it lets on, I’ve seen Hands steady, jaw tight, sweat running wrong This thing’s been waiting way too fucking long [Pre-Chorus] I know where it carries I know where it lies You don’t pull a place down You open its eyes [Chorus] Arc flash, blue-white grin in the dark Too close now, better leave a mark I laugh like maybe this is fine Hands moving faster than my spine Arc flash, don’t blink, don’t pray Step back half a breath too late If this goes wrong, it goes all the way So yeah let’s do it the wrong way [Verse 2] Dropped tools clatter, don’t pick ’em up Redundant cuts just to be sure enough Load-bearing silence, feel it hum If I stop now, I’ll start to numb I tag the lines like I’m talking to ghosts “Sorry in advance” to the parts I’ll lose most It creaks like it knows, like it wants to fall I whisper “easy” to nothing at all [Pre-Chorus 2] I could slow this I could wait But half-done ruins Accumulate [Chorus] Arc flash, blue-white grin in the dark Too close now, better leave a mark I laugh like maybe this is fine Hands moving faster than my spine Arc flash, don’t blink, don’t pray Step back half a breath too late If this goes wrong, it goes all the way So yeah let’s do it the wrong way Okay, okay, listen, that beam’s lying, don’t trust it That cable’s dead, no wait, fuck it, cut it Label says “hold,” yeah I know what it says Labels don’t scream when the ceiling gives way Count it again, one two three, no four Why am I smiling? Shut up, do more Left side’s fine but the right feels tense Doesn’t matter if I overcompensate Tie it off, back it up, set it twice Better loud than sorry, better wrong than nice If there’s doubt, bury it under the noise This isn’t a choice, this avoids worse choice Hands won’t stop, brain’s behind This can’t be okay, but it’s timed, it’s timed If I hesitate, I’ll feel the fear So keep me busy Here goes... … ... alright. hahah... Ohh, fuck.
