[Intro | fragmented guitar motif | shifting meter] [Drums enter one beat late] [Guitar answers one beat early] [Verse 1 | guttural lead | 7/8 | abrupt stops] My fingers close around the cup. The handle turns before I choose. Ceramic touches lower lip— [Silence: 1s] Now tell me what I meant to do. The chair legs scrape across the tile. I stand before I know I'm through. A second later comes the reason: "I decided I should move." [Pre-Chorus | call-and-response | meter contracts] [Guttural] The hand went first. (Clean: I gave the word.) [Guttural] You spoke too late. (Clean: I still was heard.) [Guttural] Then name the instant— (Clean: I chose. I chose.) [Silence: 1s] [Chorus | clean tenor | wide guitars | unresolved meter] Who moves first, the mind or the hand? Which one obeys, which one commands? I act— (Guttural: THEN YOU EXPLAIN.) I choose— (Guttural: YOU GIVE IT A NAME.) If every reason arrives afterward, Was it mine when the motion began? Who moves first— the mind or the hand? [Interlude | guitar-drum counterpoint | motif fragmentation] [Verse 2 | alternating harsh and clean lines | 5/8 to 4/4] [Guttural] Your jaw sets hard before the insult. (Clean) I knew exactly what I'd say. [Guttural] Your heel was turning toward the doorway. (Clean) I had already walked away. [Guttural] The fist comes down. (Clean) Because I meant it. [Guttural] The story fits. (Clean) Because it's true. [Guttural] Would you have found another reason if the hand had chosen something new? [Pre-Chorus | voices interrupt each other | accelerating drums] [Guttural] The hand went first. (Clean: I gave the word.) [Guttural] You spoke too late. (Clean: I still was heard.) [Guttural] Then name the instant— (Clean: I chose—) [Guttural] WHEN? [Silence: 2s] [Chorus | clean tenor | stacked response vocals | layered guitar leads] Who moves first, the mind or the hand? Which one obeys, which one commands? I act— (Guttural: THEN YOU EXPLAIN.) I choose— (Guttural: YOU GIVE IT A NAME.) If every reason arrives afterward, Was it mine when the motion began? Who moves first— the mind or the hand? [Breakdown | bass and kick | harsh-clean argument] [Guttural] MOVE. (Clean: I chose it.) [Guttural] PROVE IT. (Clean: I know why.) [Guttural] WHEN? (Clean: Before—) [Guttural] WHEN? (Clean: I—) [Guttural] WHEN? [Power-off drop: sudden] [Bridge | exposed tenor | low bass pedal | no resolution] [Clean] There is a glass beside the sink. My hand reaches out. I watch it go. I could withdraw it. I could leave it. I could— [Silence: 1s] [Guttural] Then don't. [Silence: 2s] [Clean] My fingers close. [Instrumental | drums initiate | guitars chase | dissonant counterpoint] [Final Chorus | both voices competing | full band] [Clean] Who moves first, the mind or the hand? [Guttural] YOU'RE ASKING AFTER IT BEGAN. [Clean] Which one obeys, which one commands? [Guttural] YOU NAME THE DEED AND CALL IT PLAN. [Clean] If every reason arrives afterward— [Guttural] THEN WHY CAN YOU STILL SAY NO? [Clean] If I can stop what I've begun— [Guttural] WHO MADE YOU WANT TO STOP? [Climax | simultaneous vocals | fragmented album motif] [Clean] Who moves first, the mind or the hand? (Guttural: WHO MOVES FIRST?) [Clean] Who moves first, the mind or the hand? (Guttural: WHO MOVES—) [Outro | drums stop | isolated guitar] [Clean, close] I reach for the door— [Silence: 1s] [Guttural, alone] Why? [End]
