Lint Trap Manifesto

[Intro]
[Verse]
The fluorescent hum is a flat B-flat
I stare at the monitor, watching the cat
A shadow dancing on the concrete floor
A ghost of a man by the double door
The formica table is chipped at the edge
I’m living my life on a linoleum ledge
[Pre-Chorus]
Number seven is rattling again
A mechanical cough like a dying friend
I reach in the trap for the greyish wool
And find a scrap that looks quite cruel
[Chorus]
It’s a spin cycle world
Where the banners are furled
In a cold machine
That’s never quite clean
You left a note
In your heavy coat
With a lot of distrust
And a layer of dust
[Post-Chorus]
Don’t ask me how I am
I don’t give a damn
Just the rattle and the hum
Until my brain goes numb
[Verse]
You were the one in the corduroy coat
Looking for a coin or a rhythmic note
I watched you on camera, frame by frame
A pixelated face with a flickering name
The rain on the window makes a map
While I pull the secrets from the trap
[Bridge]
The sax is screaming in the room
Echoing the rhythm of a broom
Blue light, white noise, on the screen
The cleanest break I’ve ever seen
Tape delay trails on the line
Everything is broken but I’m fine
[Breakdown]
Bus forty-two splashes through the street
Synchronized to the sixty-six beat
Two AM and the suds are high
Nobody waves as they walk by
We’re all just tumbling in the dark
Looking for a flame or a spark
[Chorus]
It’s a spin cycle world
Where the banners are furled
In a cold machine
That’s never quite clean
You left a note
In your heavy coat
With a lot of distrust
And a layer of dust
[Post-Chorus]
Nothing left to say
Just the hum and the grey
Wash it all away
In the spin cycle today
[Outro]