[start] [INTRO - BASS+PERC] (bass motif, frame-drum pulse) [VERSE 1] We came by ferry, clothes damp with brine, the cove-side house smells of thyme. Four mugs, one bench, a bruise between us, each guarding his account of that season. Gulls cut across the slate-blue bay; a kettle simmers in the corner. We look from face to face— then start. [CHORUS] Ay— speak it plain, like daily bread, let the ledger shut; let the knot loosen. We came to mend what vanity pulled apart, so we can move together by the quay. [CHORUS - REPRISE] Ay— speak it plain, like daily bread, let the ledger shut; let the knot loosen. We came to mend what vanity pulled apart, so we can move together by the quay. [VERSE 2] You bring the paper, folded twice, wrong date, a borrowed seal. A clerk switched parcels at the pier— and we owned our pause at last. [CHORUS] Ay— speak it plain, like daily bread, let the ledger shut; let the knot loosen. We came to mend what vanity pulled apart, so we can move together by the quay. [INSTRUMENTAL - BASS LEAD] (8 bars bass lead; nylon-guitar answers; percussion tight) [FINAL CHORUS] Ay— speak it plain, like daily bread, let the ledger shut; let the knot loosen. We came to mend what vanity pulled apart, so we can move together by the quay. Mm… ay… we go from here— bound again. [OUTRO] Mm… ay… Bound again… [end]
