Remember You Asymmetrically | THE MANY-COLOURED MAN

industrial rock, post-hardcore, distorted glam

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[INTRO]
Their back.
Your hand.
Bad place
To stand.

[VERSE 1]
They moved. You kept hold. Now the table's too thin.
Hotel soap. Under the cuff. No, that's skin.
Good teeth. Bad elbows. The wrong kind of white.
The kettle's gone over. Don't call it polite.

Gold on the teaspoon. A pen without ink.
Somebody's Tuesday has blocked up the sink.
One orange rolling. Leave that one alone.
The stairs taste of pennies. Don't answer the phone.

Nice watch. Wrong minute. The hour's got a wrist.
Put that with the others. The short little list.
Warm mouth. Wet coffee. The chair with the sun.
No, leave that drawer open. That's not the bad one.

[PRE-CHORUS]
Don't tilt the red. It runs downhill.
The photograph's fine. Let it stay flat.
I don't want to remember you asymmetrically.
Keep both sides. Yes. Both sides of that.

[CHORUS]
Move your hand.

[VERSE 2]
London, seventeen ninety-four.
Gold-rimmed weather. The mouth of a drawer.
Gloves with a pulse. Somebody's tea.
The little shut-door word. Give it to me.

Hotel room. Nineteen eighty-one.
Soap with its coat on. Don't touch the sun.
Three little knocks and the lift stuck blue.
There's a long thin evening tucked into your shoe.

One of your fingers is holding the bell.
The others have brought back the small hotel smell.
No, wrong pocket. That's later. That's blue.
The warm one is here. The hand one is you.

[PRE-CHORUS]
Don't tilt the red. It runs downhill.
The photograph's fine. Let it stay flat.
I don't want to remember you asymmetrically.
Keep both sides. Yes. Both sides of that.

[CHORUS]
Move. Your. Hand.

[VERSE 3]
Warm mouth.
Salt wrist.
The orange belongs
On a different list.

Loose thread.
Wrong sleeve.
The door says stay.
The hand says leave.

[BRIDGE]
That mouth in my head has the whole kitchen warm.
The bad stay-gloves have come back in your form.
Keep it off breakfast. Keep it off June.
There's an old ending asleep in the spoon.

Leave the teeth counted. Leave the face whole.
The kettle wants everything out of the bowl.
Photograph flat. And the orange uncut.
Back in the sleeve. Keep the cupboard shut.

[BREAKDOWN]
Back.
In.
Keep the cuffs
With the skin.

Hand off.
There.
Two hands.
Still a pair.

[FINAL INSTRUMENTAL]

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[INTRO] Their back. Your hand. Bad place To stand. [VERSE 1] They moved. You kept hold. Now the table's too thin. Hotel soap. Under the cuff. No, that's skin. Good teeth. Bad elbows. The wrong kind of white. The kettle's gone over. Don't call it polite. Gold on the teaspoon. A pen without ink. Somebody's Tuesday has blocked up the sink. One orange rolling. Leave that one alone. The stairs taste of pennies. Don't answer the phone. Nice watch. Wrong minute. The hour's got a wrist. Put that with the others. The short little list. Warm mouth. Wet coffee. The chair with the sun. No, leave that drawer open. That's not the bad one. [PRE-CHORUS] Don't tilt the red. It runs downhill. The photograph's fine. Let it stay flat. I don't want to remember you asymmetrically. Keep both sides. Yes. Both sides of that. [CHORUS] Move your hand. [VERSE 2] London, seventeen ninety-four. Gold-rimmed weather. The mouth of a drawer. Gloves with a pulse. Somebody's tea. The little shut-door word. Give it to me. Hotel room. Nineteen eighty-one. Soap with its coat on. Don't touch the sun. Three little knocks and the lift stuck blue. There's a long thin evening tucked into your shoe. One of your fingers is holding the bell. The others have brought back the small hotel smell. No, wrong pocket. That's later. That's blue. The warm one is here. The hand one is you. [PRE-CHORUS] Don't tilt the red. It runs downhill. The photograph's fine. Let it stay flat. I don't want to remember you asymmetrically. Keep both sides. Yes. Both sides of that. [CHORUS] Move. Your. Hand. [VERSE 3] Warm mouth. Salt wrist. The orange belongs On a different list. Loose thread. Wrong sleeve. The door says stay. The hand says leave. [BRIDGE] That mouth in my head has the whole kitchen warm. The bad stay-gloves have come back in your form. Keep it off breakfast. Keep it off June. There's an old ending asleep in the spoon. Leave the teeth counted. Leave the face whole. The kettle wants everything out of the bowl. Photograph flat. And the orange uncut. Back in the sleeve. Keep the cupboard shut. [BREAKDOWN] Back. In. Keep the cuffs With the skin. Hand off. There. Two hands. Still a pair. [FINAL INSTRUMENTAL]

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