[The cat is looking at its paws.] [This is not a metaphor.] [The cat is performing and also examining its paws.] [Both activities are receiving equal attention.] [Intro — reverb arrives before the guitar does] ...nyaaa... [the reverb of a nyaaa that hasn't happened yet] ...mew... [and that one] [they arrive on time] [Verse 1 — heavy and beautiful, no contradiction] Mrrrow mrow mew mew nyaaa [the distortion] Prrr prrr prrr prrr [the reverb beneath] Mrrrow mrow mew mew nyaaa [the distortion again] Hssss — trrrill — mew... [the beauty inside the noise] [The cat looks at its paws] [left paw: fine] [right paw: also fine] [the solo continues without the cat looking up] [Chorus — the wall arrives] mew mew mew mew mew mew mew mew [under everything] MROW MROW MROW MROW MROW MROW!! [over everything] mew mew mew mew mew mew mew mew [still under] nyaaa..............................[the melody, surviving] [Verse 2 — deeper into both] Yowwwl... [very low, distorted] Trrrill... [very high, clean] [these notes should not coexist] [they coexist magnificently] Mew. [the cat notes this] [The paws again] [the paws are fine] [the cat returns to performing] [the performance was always continuing] [Outro — everything decays beautifully] Mrrrow..............................[distorted, fading] Nyaaa..............................[clean, also fading] [they fade at different rates] [the clean note lasts longer] [beauty outlasts noise] [this was the point] Prrr....................... [the cat: still here]
