Every Little Lever - Electric Bard

We step across the linoleum run To measure out the silver before the day is done A brass screw turns in the wooden hinge Tracing out a pattern on the paper fringe Two drops fall in the porcelain sink Leaving little markers in the faded ink Count the copper tags Pack the canvas bags Listen to the latch begin to slip Turn the Key and Trip the Shutter Send the Signal Through the Clutter Every Little Lever Has to Clear the Track Nobody is Looking for the Artifact Sweep the Corner Clean and Shut the Metal Door Leave the Broken Pattern on the Basement Floor He wipes the resin from the cutter blade Surveying every junction that the shop hands made A spool unwinds along the copper thread Bypassing every syllable the bulletin read The balance tip-tilts five degrees Shaking out the crumbs beneath the cedar trees Turn the Key and Trip the Shutter Send the Signal Through the Clutter Every Little Lever Has to Clear the Track Nobody is Looking for the Artifact Sweep the Corner Clean and Shut the Metal Door Leave the Broken Pattern on the Basement Floor The Lever lifts The counter shifts No static on the line tonight We Watch the Dial Settle Right Turn the Key and Trip the Shutter Send the Signal Through the Clutter Every Little Lever Has to Clear the Track Nobody is Looking for the Artifact Sweep the Corner Clean and Shut the Metal Door Leave the Broken Pattern on the Basement Floor Clear the board. Trip the catch.