Carry On Faith: Punch and Judy

[Intro puppet stage ambience crowd murmur] [Lofi scratch] [Deep dum then space then tock repeat] [Very faint xylophone ping occasional] Punch laughs Judy leans for the door Almost gone then back again same score I watch that loop like a bruise that won't fade Shake my head slow like I knew I’d get played [Billy enters close mic] He says a day of being you is heavy Neither of us been to Taiwan Why not We go [Build dum tock continues] Judy turns back I feel my stomach drop Billy’s hand on my shoulder makes the loop stop Three quick tocks like my nerve got snagged Then the curtain swish turns into cabin drag [Cut to plane wide engine hum] [One drop creeps in restrained] [Resonator guitar skank] Seatbelt sign lit baby cry behind my skull Carry on under my heel like a sacred pull I keep my face easy like I always do But my knee keeps talking truth it shouldn't move [Prechorus tension] [More twang tremolo] Just land just land Don’t turn this slow Just land just land I gotta go [Chorus opens] [Heavy bass] [Dusty twang hook] Dum tock dum tock Patience on a chain Dum tock dum tock Thunder in my vein I ain't chasing trouble I’m chasing my calm But the sky keeps stalling Like it knows what I want [Post chorus howdy refrain cracked smoky half moan swamp tremolo dub tail] Mmmmm... nyah nyah, nyahhhhhhhhh Sometime dis ol life feel harder'n befo' Know mon know mon Dis yah life be somethin else Lawd somethin else Mmmmm... nyah nyah, nyahhhhhhhhh Tenk God fi de good ones close by watchin Tenk de Lawd yah Mmm... nyah... [Verse 2 descent hallucination] [Dub delay throws] Window shows the city like a blade of light Taipei rising sideways in a fevered flight For a second I swear we skim the tower's face Then the wheels hit hard and I taste the place [Bridge Billy too calm] [Music thins keep bass scratch and low organ haze] Billy sips water like a man at peace Like he already cut my safety loose I watch his profile in the window glass Think if he lied once how long will it last [Final chorus bigger] [Heavy bass wider tremolo more swamp air] Dum tock dum tock Patience on a chain Dum tock dum tock Thunder in my vein I ain't chasing trouble I’m chasing my calm But the sky keeps stalling Like it knows what I want [Refrain returns lower heavier harmonica ghost] Mmmmm... nyah nyah, nyahhhhhhhhh Tenk God fi de good ones close by watchin Tenk de Lawd yah Mmm... nyah... [Outro arrival snap] [Airport ambience] I pop the latch too fast Hands shake then freeze Carry on prayer in my mouth Keyhole no keys Billy finally says it Soft like a hymn I took it out before we left So you wouldn’t get pinned [End return to dum tock alone] Road got some hills still left unspent Mmm... no use guessin what dey get Dum Tock