[Verse 1: Cranking jest-lung male MC, cranking, playful] Party store at closing with balloons along the rack I grabbed the tank for a bit and never gave it back Crew wanted a high note gag before we locked the door I twisted once for comedy and the valve asked for more Voice jumped a flight mid-sentence like a cartoon stair I tried to finish cold and sounded like a prayer Said in a thin key that should have killed the set Room laughed so hard they paid the joke's debt [Verse 2: Cranking jest-lung male MC, cranking, sharper] I reached to shut it off and the handle fought my wrist Cranking through a hitch that turned into a gift Hate a forced gag, love an accident with timing Helium does not care about your careful rhyming Kid near the ribbon spool clapped the squeak on beat Thought I planned the whistle for a comic heat I nodded like a pro and stole the credit back Truth is the tank wrote half of that attack [Hook: Cranking jest-lung male MC, loud, cranking] That squeak paid the rent on the punchline Helium hitch mid-bar and the room said fine I came to joke the tank and the tank joked me Now the joke has a whistle only I can be [Verse 3: Cranking jest-lung male MC, valve squeal, cranking] Valve squeal pops once as the seal finally seats Valve-hiss tick keeps time under my real chest beats I finish the bar low like I meant the whole arc From thin joke to thick laugh to a controlled spark Balloon strings sway like they know I almost blew Cranking jest-lung through a bit I barely knew Comedy that lands because it almost went wrong Party store will sell this story all week long [Bridge: Cranking jest-lung male MC, loud, cranking] Tank stuck open, hitch on time Joke lands harder in a thin climb Twist the valve, catch the hitch Ride the squeak, then snatch the pitch Valve squeal, room pays Joke lives in the weirdest ways [Hook: Cranking jest-lung male MC, loud, cranking] That squeak paid the rent on the punchline Helium hitch mid-bar and the room said fine I came to joke the tank and the tank joked me Now the joke has a whistle only I can be [Outro: Cranking jest-lung male MC, laughing warm, valve-hiss tick rings out and fades] Valve squeal, still funny Tell the store we made money [End]