[INTRO] [sound: forklift alarm, conveyor stopping, radio static] [WORKER — male, casual] Machine's down. --- [WORKER 2 — male] How long? --- [WORKER] No idea. --- [sound: warehouse quiet] --- [CHECKERFLAG-9 — male, filtered radio voice, calm] Hold position. --- [REDLINE-04 — male, close vocal] We're stopping? --- [CHECKERFLAG-9] Looks like it. --- ## [VERSE 1] [REDLINE-04 — male, energetic] No warning lights No schedule change No message saying Anything strange Just empty aisles And waiting time A broken machine A broken line --- [WORKER — male] Truck's late. --- [REDLINE-04] How late? --- [WORKER] Late enough. --- ## [CHORUS] [REDLINE-04 — male, powerful] Nobody called it! Nobody planned! Nobody knows Who gave the command! The clock keeps moving! The floor stands still! A break appeared Against our will! --- [CHECKERFLAG-9 — filtered radio] Take the break. --- [REDLINE-04] Who approved it? --- [CHECKERFLAG-9] Nobody. --- ## [VERSE 2] [REDLINE-04] The chairs were waiting The lights were low Like someone knew Where we'd go Coffee was ready Before we arrived Like this little moment Was already alive --- [WORKER — male, quiet] Don't stay too long. --- [REDLINE-04] Why? --- [WORKER] Because then it changes. --- ## [BRIDGE] [sound: radio distortion] [REDLINE-04] Checker... Does this happen often? --- [CHECKERFLAG-9] Sometimes. --- [REDLINE-04] When? --- [pause] --- [CHECKERFLAG-9] When the shift forgets itself. --- [sound: guitars build] --- ## [FINAL CHORUS] [ALL] Unscheduled break! Unplanned time! A little space Between the lines! Machines stop! The clocks bend! You don't know where The schedule ends! --- ## [OUTRO] [sound: machine restarting] [WORKER — male] We're back. --- [REDLINE-04] Already? --- [WORKER] Yeah. --- [pause] --- [REDLINE-04] How long were we gone? --- [silence] --- [CHECKERFLAG-9 — filtered radio] Get moving. --- [sound: forklift starts] [END TRANSMISSION]
