[INTRO] [sound: low warehouse hum, fluorescent lights, distant refrigeration, forklift idling] [sound: scanner beep] [REDLINE-04 — male, tired, close mic] I know this one. [pause] [sound: forklift moving] --- [VERSE 1] [REDLINE-04 — male, tired] Same floor Same lights Same line Same night Different trailer Same load Feels like I've seen it On this road Same yellow markings Same loading bay Something about this Feels like yesterday [pause] Doesn't it? --- [sound: scanner beep] [WORKER — male, tired, casual] Need that trailer moved. [REDLINE-04] Yeah. [pause] I got it. [sound: forklift accelerates] --- [VERSE 2] [sound: pallet jack rolling] [REDLINE-04 — male, subdued] Same number Same freight Different label Different date I check the scanner It says we're good I check the paperwork Like I should Something feels familiar I can't place why So I keep moving And let it slide --- [WORKER — male, distant] You moving it? [REDLINE-04] Yeah. --- [CHORUS — restrained, weary] Keep moving Keep rolling Don't stop the line Keep moving Keep going We'll figure the time Yesterday Tomorrow Somewhere in between Keep moving Keep rolling Don't wake the machine --- [VERSE 3] [sound: loading dock door rattling] [REDLINE-04 — tired] The lights look brighter Near the door Or maybe they're dimmer Than before Outside is changing Slow and gray Not quite night Not quite day --- [WORKER — male, tired] You see that? [REDLINE-04] Yeah. [pause] [WORKER] Dawn's coming. --- [REDLINE-04 — exhausted] Buddy... [pause] The warehouse can't even decide what day it is. --- [silence] [sound: distant birds beginning] --- [BRIDGE] [sound: forklift idling] [REDLINE-04] Checker. [CHECKERFLAG-9 — male, crisp filtered radio, distant] Yeah? [REDLINE-04] How long have we been doing this? [pause] [CHECKERFLAG-9] Keep moving. [REDLINE-04] Right. --- [sound: scanner beep] [REDLINE-04 — quieter] Feels like I've been here before. [pause] [CHECKERFLAG-9] Copy. --- [FINAL SECTION] [sound: forklift engine gradually rises] [REDLINE-04 — almost speaking to himself] Yellow lines underneath me... Same marks on the floor... I swear I've seen this corner... [pause] A hundred times before. --- [sound: drums subtly accelerate] [REDLINE-04] The lights are hanging crooked... The signs are faded too... --- [CHECKERFLAG-9 — radio, calm rally co-driver] REDLINE-04. [pause] You ready? --- [REDLINE-04 — tired] Yeah. [pause] I think. --- [sound: forklift engine rev] [CHECKERFLAG-9 — radio] Same route. --- [sound: radio static] [END TRANSMISSION]
