Fretboard Geometry

[Intro]
[Verse]
Rosewood dry like desert sand
Resting heavy in my hand
Secondhand and scarred with time
Waiting for a better rhyme
Dusty bridge and rusted strings
Hidden songs and quiet things
[Pre-Chorus]
Turn the wrench a tiny fraction
Testing out the stringy action
Feel the tension start to slide
Nowhere left for sound to hide
[Chorus]
Seven-eight, then five-four beat
Make the resonance complete
Mathematical and bright
Turning darkness into light
Every fret is perfectly aligned
Leaving all the dissonance behind
[Verse]
Who once held this hollow shell?
Stories that the scratches tell
Sticker residue on the back
Tracing every wooden crack
Did they play in smoky bars?
Did they reach for distant stars?
[Hook]
Tap the wire, hear the chime
Dancing in and out of time
Interlocking, sweet and fast
Found the perfect note at last
[Bridge]
One-zero-two, then one-seven-two
BPM is rushing through
Interlocking gears of gold
Watch the melody unfold
Calculated, soft, and clear
Music for the inner ear
[Verse]
Steel and wood begin to speak
Strengths emerge from what was weak
Leveling the iron row
Watching all the colors grow
Solder smoke and lemon oil
Ending all the heavy toil
[Chorus]
Seven-eight, then five-four beat
Make the resonance complete
Mathematical and bright
Turning darkness into light
Every fret is perfectly aligned
Leaving all the dissonance behind
[Post-Chorus]
Glockenspiel and slapping bass
Finding such a happy place
Tapping on the maple neck
Double-check and triple-check
[Outro]