[Cold Open] (deep offset kicks, sub pressure, sparse cold synth notes) The front door sticks When it rains Tonight It opens first try [Verse 1] Someone has painted The hallway blue Not all of it Just the lower half And the handrail I take the stairs Second landing Hand on the rail Three steps later I see the sign WET PAINT Turned toward The landing below Useful From that direction I look at my palm Blue Then my sleeve Also blue Black coat Not anymore [Hook] Wet paint Right across the cuff I rub it once Make it twice as wide Wet paint Blue against the black Nothing else to do with it Leave it alone That seems Like the better plan [Instrumental Passage] (heavy asymmetric gqom rhythm, deep sub movement, minimal synth motif opening into negative space) [Verse 2] Inside my apartment Kitchen light Much worse The stain runs From wrist to elbow Not evenly That would almost help I wet a cloth Cold water Hold it there Then stop I know nothing About paint The label inside the coat Dry clean only Fine The cloth goes Back in the sink One blue fingerprint Is left on the doorframe That one comes off At least [Hook Variation] Wet paint Right across the cuff I touched it once Then made it worse Wet paint Blue against the black The coat hangs Over the kitchen chair Leave it alone That was The better plan [Instrumental] (low percussion becomes heavier, sub shifts underneath sparse unstable synth pulses) [Next Morning Scene] The sign has been turned Now it faces The stairs The handrail Looks perfect My coat Does not At the dry cleaner She holds the sleeve Toward the light Turns it once Looks at the stain Then at me “Thursday.” I nod She hangs it Behind the counter [Final Hook] Wet paint Blue across the black One empty hanger Back at home Wet paint Nothing left For me to fix The handrail dries The coat can wait Until Thursday [Outro] (deep sub pulse, one dry low hit, cold synth note cuts abruptly)
