[Intro] [Sparse: solo bass groove and dry woodblock clicking] [126 BPM] [Angular, clean single-note guitar enters off-beat] [Deadpan whispery vocal, almost robotic] Put fresh strings on the clean fretboard. Third day in, the F chord rang. [Sudden half-second silence] Tips of my fingers turned dull red. Zipped the case back. Let it hang. [Verse 1] [Dry rimshot and walking bass] [Guitar does tiny weird chirps in the background] Four thick binders on the desk. Read through each in under two days. Mapped four shortcuts to the keys. Done by four o'clock on the screen. [Bass plays a quick, overly-clever fill] The boss dropped a cold drink on the wood. Said, "Thank you, sir," and shut the drawer. Right next to the stapler. Right next to the tape. [Pre-Chorus 1] [Polyrhythmic tension: drums and woodblock speed up subtly] [Clean guitar tapping figure] The girl at desk four started crying. Put an entry in the wrong row. The boss patted her on the shoulder. Someone ran for a paper towel. [Music drops to absolute zero except a solitary hi-hat] I went back and mixed the tap. Hot and cold to seventy-five. Brought a fresh mug over. Drinkable on the first try. [Chorus] [Tight Japanese math-rock ensemble: intricate, bouncy, but totally restrained] "You pick things up so fast." Every single word was true. Late sun pauses on the glass Of the copy machine in blue. [Sudden sharp full-band hit, then dead silence] Not a single thing done wrong. Not a single detail cracked. That is all there is to it. Just that. [Verse 2] [Bass drops down, irregular dry beat] Took apart the broken toaster. Found the loose wire near the base. Stripped the plastic with my teeth, Screwed the metal back in place. Dropped a slice of white bread in. Popped up golden, dry and hot. Put it on a paper plate. Wasn't even hungry though. [Pre-Chorus 2] [Guitar stabs get tighter] [Understated tension] He left his socks across the floor. Didn't sigh. Didn't speak. Turned them right side out in silence, Folded them into flat gray bundles. Stacked them on the wooden chair. He looked up with uneasy eyes. Long before he zipped his jacket up, I had memorized the goodbye. [Chorus] [Full band] [Bright angular hook] [Controlled delivery] "You pick things up so fast." Every single word was true. White stripes painted on the road, Walking as the light turns green. Not a single thing done wrong. Not a single detail cracked. That is all there is to it. Just that. [Bridge] [Drums stop completely] [Solo walking bass and dry woodblock] [Intimate whisper] Spread the morning paper out. Filed down all ten fingernails. Straight blunt edges across the front. Fine white powder on the news. Blew it off in a single breath. Smooth as glass across the rim. I won't be reaching out to him. [Final Chorus] [Full band returns] [Intricate polyrhythmic guitars] [Controlled intensity] "You pick things up so fast." Every single word was true. Every shift on the schedule marked. Every hanger in the closet spaced apart. Every lamp in the apartment dark. Not a single thing done wrong. Not a single detail cracked. That is all there is to it. Just that. [Outro] [Band collapses to lone hi-hat pulse] [Very dry whisper] Seven AM tomorrow. Before the chime can ring, I'll open my eyes in bed. Right on time. As usual. [Single sharp rimshot] [Silence] -------------------------------------------------- [Intro] ギターに新しい弦を張ってみた 三日目でFの音がちゃんと鳴った 指先がちょっと赤くなった ケースのチャックを閉めて 壁に掛けた [Verse 1] 机の上にぶ厚い引き継ぎファイルが４冊 ２日で全部読んじゃった ショートカットを覚えて 午後４時には画面の仕事が終わっていた 課長が机に冷たい缶を置いてくれた どうもですと言って 引き出しにしまった ホッチキスの隣 セロハンテープの隣に [Pre-Chorus 1] 向かいの席の子が泣き出した 入力する行を間違えたらしい 課長が背中をとんとん叩いて 誰かがペーパータオルを走って持ってくる 私は給湯室へ行って 熱湯と水を混ぜて七十五度にした マグカップを持って戻る 最初の一口からちゃんと飲めるやつ [Chorus] なんでも覚えるのが早いねって 言われた言葉は全部その通りだ 夕方の青い光が コピー機のガラスの上で止まっている 何ひとつ間違えていない 何ひとつ壊れていない ただそれだけのこと ほんとに それだけ [Verse 2] 壊れたトースターを分解してみた 底のほうで外れたコードを見つけて 歯でビニールを剥いて 金具を元の場所へねじ留めした 食パンを１枚放り込んだら こんがりきつね色に焼けて飛び出してきた 紙皿に乗せた 別にお腹なんて空いてなかったのにね [Pre-Chorus 2] 床の上に脱ぎ散らかされたあいつの靴下 ため息もつかず 文句も言わず 黙って表裏をひっくり返して ぺたんこの四角い束に畳んで重ねた あいつが気まずそうに私を見ていた 上着のジッパーを上げるよりずっと前に 私の中でさよならの台詞は もう出来上がっていた [Chorus] なんでも覚えるのが早いねって 言われた言葉は全部その通りだ 横断歩道の白い縞々 青信号になったところを渡っていく 何ひとつ間違えていない 何ひとつ壊れていない ただそれだけのこと ほんとに それだけ [Bridge] 朝の新聞を床に広げて １０本の爪にヤスリをかけた 爪の先をまっすぐ平らに揃えていく 紙の上に落ちた白い粉を 息でひと吹きして飛ばした 縁はガラスみたいにツルツルだ この手であいつに触る気なんて これっぽっちもないけれど [Final Chorus] なんでも覚えるのが早いねって 言われた言葉は全部その通りだ シフト表の予定はきっちり埋まって クローゼットのハンガーはぜんぶ等間隔 部屋の電気はちゃんと消えている 何ひとつ間違えていない 何ひとつ壊れていない ただそれだけのこと ほんとに それだけ [Outro] 明日の朝は７時 目覚ましのアラームが鳴る前に 布団の中でパチッと目が開く 時間通り いつも通りね
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