[OPEN] Welcome in. Size ten? Nice shoes. Did you bring your own ball? No? That’s fine. We have several. [VERSE 1] Lane six is polished, lane seven shines. Three pins standing, four on their sides. Someone has bowled here. Probably. The scorecard says we’re doing fine. The clock says we haven’t begun. Please choose a ball. Take your time. [PRE-CHORUS] Finger holes ready. Arrow on the floor. Something hit the pins— before. [CHORUS] It has happened before. It may be happening now. Pick a ball, pick a lane, let the frame work it out. Roll it straight, roll it strange, watch the numbers arrive. It has happened before. The game is still alive. [VERSE 2] That one is Saturn. That one is blue. That one appears to be looking at you. House ball, twelve pounds. Maybe thirteen. The label keeps changing when nobody sees. Would you like bumpers? No judgement here. The snack bar is open. Somewhere. [PRE-CHORUS] Standing pins waiting. Fallen pins know. Did the ball already leave— or is it still letting go? [CHORUS] It has happened before. It may be happening now. Pick a ball, pick a lane, let the frame work it out. Roll it straight, roll it strange, watch the numbers arrive. It has happened before. The game is still alive. [BREAK] How many frames? Ten. … You sure? Ten. … Probably. [BOWLING HARMONIES] Oooh— ba-da-bow… doo-wah… roll it… roll it… ahhh— STRIKE! … No ball detected. [VERSE 3] Bob had a seven. June had a spare. Nobody remembers them standing there. A perfect game? Unlikely. But yes— it has happened. Before. When? That information is currently being polished. [BUILD] One pin standing. One ball still. One score blinking against its will. Your name appears in frame number nine. You haven’t bowled yet. Take your time. [FINAL CHORUS] It has happened before. It is happening now. Pick a ball, pick a lane— don’t ask the frame how. Roll it straight, roll it strange, let possibility fly. It has happened before. It may happen— tonight. [OUTRO] Would you like another game? … Your score is still arriving. [END]
