FAILURE EXPECTED [Intro] low mechanical pulse dry vocal success defined bar set low failure expected let it show success defined bar set low failure expected let it show [Verse 1] the room had weight the money had heat the lane had a name and a place to be no moving target no mystery fog no higher standard hidden in the walls just cash on the table a clock on the wire one clean owner standing near the fire [Pre-Chorus] don’t lift the weight don’t kill the sign pressure needs a surface evidence needs time [Chorus] success defined bar set low failure expected let it show don’t take the weight don’t blur the line money needs an owner pressure needs time success defined bar set low failure expected let it show [Verse 2] went downtown got a clean cut new clothes on while the test ran hot not a retreat not a softer day just founder gravity pulled out of the way let the room get louder let the drawer speak plain let another manager touch the weight by name [Pre-Chorus] don’t lift the weight don’t kill the sign pressure needs a surface evidence needs time [Chorus] success defined bar set low failure expected let it show don’t take the weight don’t blur the line money needs an owner pressure needs time success defined bar set low failure expected let it show [Bridge] sparse cold restraint known pattern old board same door same floor seen this done this too early proves nothing right read wrong time clean move closed line [Breakdown] glitch receipts bass pressure step one strain shows step two eyes know step three don’t fold don’t carry don’t hold let it miss let it land let the weight find a hand let it bend let it show bar set low bar set low [Final Chorus] success defined bar set low failure expected let it show don’t take the weight don’t blur the line money needs an owner pressure needs time success defined bar set low failure expected let it show if the lane is empty mark the floor if the hand won’t hold it name the door not rescue not release just the sequence underneath success defined bar set low failure expected let it show [Outro] fading industrial blues pulse money needs an owner pressure needs time bar set low failure expected bar set low failure expected let it show let it show
