[genre: psychedelic-pop, post-punk] [mood: bleached out, overexposed] [dynamics: compressed, claustrophobic] [instruments: feedback guitar, gated drums, warm bass, tape hiss] [Fixer vocal-style: adenoidal, husky, throaty, fibrillating, glottal fry] [style: raw, distorted] [theme: psychic break from forced enlightenment] [intro] [music: timer click only, sparse, dry] [Fixer vocals: whispered, fibrillating] Timer's click, timer's tongue Paper waits, paper's young [verse 1] [music: warm bass enters, rubbery] [Fixer vocals: conversational, deadpanned] Holding the line at 11 seconds flat Amber halo keeps the emulsion dense Feet planted on mats that are tacky and black Fanbelt whirs as the faint image arrives [pre-chorus] [music: hi-hat shimmer enters, sudden brightness] [Fixer vocals: halting, voice cracks] But the timer's click is a traitor's tongue White light leaks where the seal is sprung The red is a liar, the paper's wrung [chorus] [music: full band enters, feedback beds] [Fixer vocals: weary, brassy] Developer burns, the developer runs Paper is hungry and I'm the meal The image is flat, the grain is all black Hands shake as the gray ghost gets real [verse 2] [music: drums gated tight, mechanical] [Fixer vocals: agitated, clipped] Timer's click still counting in my skull Drymount press hiss seals the burn to the board Chemical rash where the stop bath was dull reflections of objects I can't afford [bridge] [music: feedback swells, dissonant] [Fixer vocals: fibrillating, unstable] Who dragged me up to this white-walled room The timer's click is a traitor's drone My hands are shaking but my will is strong The blade of the beam cuts through the gloom The tray is empty and the fixer's wrong Paper is hungry and I'm the doom [final chorus] [music: denser layers, tape hiss louder] [Fixer vocals: resigned, subterranean] The click is all there is, and it wants blood Developer burns, the developer runs The image is flat, the grain is all black Paper is hungry and I'm the meal [outro] [music: strips down to click and hiss, fades] [Fixer vocals: deflated, vaporous] Timer's click, timer's tongue Paper waits, paper's young The red is a liar, the red is sprung
