Build it, fix it, move it, replace it. Shift it round like yesterday — but today ain’t yesterday.
Build it,
fix it,
move it,
replace it.
Shift it round
like yesterday —
but today
ain’t yesterday.
fix it,
move it,
replace it.
Shift it round
like yesterday —
but today
ain’t yesterday.
Move it here,
move it there —
round and round
the house we go.
Once it starts,
it never ends.
The loop keeps looping,
and never ends.
move it there —
round and round
the house we go.
Once it starts,
it never ends.
The loop keeps looping,
and never ends.
Back to the start,
back to the beginning —
where it all began,
where it became
one meaning.
back to the beginning —
where it all began,
where it became
one meaning.
She says,
“Move this here,
move that there,”
and somehow
it all circles back
to where it began.
“Move this here,
move that there,”
and somehow
it all circles back
to where it began.
Doing this,
doing that —
calling this,
calling that.
But the map keeps saying
you’re stuck on that.
doing that —
calling this,
calling that.
But the map keeps saying
you’re stuck on that.
If the map
only shows the way,
what if the map
keeps you
that way?
only shows the way,
what if the map
keeps you
that way?
The only way
is the way you make.
The only way
is the way you take.
If the way drops wrong,
if the way drops down,
the weight of it
will make you frown.
is the way you make.
The only way
is the way you take.
If the way drops wrong,
if the way drops down,
the weight of it
will make you frown.
If you drown,
your eyes will speak —
and if they don’t,
your life will.
your eyes will speak —
and if they don’t,
your life will.
When the ghost returns,
your mind runs wild.
When the ghost returns,
your body goes still.
When the ghost returns,
your whole life fills
with everything
you thought you left behind.
your mind runs wild.
When the ghost returns,
your body goes still.
When the ghost returns,
your whole life fills
with everything
you thought you left behind.
When is a tick
just a tok?
It’s a tok
when the tick
gets took.
Clocks fall back —
do you fall back too?
Clocks leap forward —
do you leap,
or stay behind?
just a tok?
It’s a tok
when the tick
gets took.
Clocks fall back —
do you fall back too?
Clocks leap forward —
do you leap,
or stay behind?
Make a lap
around the room.
Keep it moving
or doom draws near.
If it’s doom,
you’re done for —
if the doom
can catch you up.
around the room.
Keep it moving
or doom draws near.
If it’s doom,
you’re done for —
if the doom
can catch you up.
Lift the house,
slow the grind.
Strip the logic
to find the calm.
But if the calm
won’t hold its weight,
you build it back
with logic’s frame.
slow the grind.
Strip the logic
to find the calm.
But if the calm
won’t hold its weight,
you build it back
with logic’s frame.
When the room
has lost its touch,
add a splash
and make it look.
If it looks
a little too tainted,
add another —
make it whisper.
has lost its touch,
add a splash
and make it look.
If it looks
a little too tainted,
add another —
make it whisper.
Add it in,
then take it out.
Strip the paper,
make it shout.
When it shouts,
you make it better
by peeling back
another layer.
then take it out.
Strip the paper,
make it shout.
When it shouts,
you make it better
by peeling back
another layer.
Wrong feels wrong.
Right feels wrong.
The compass spins
no matter the choice.
Right feels wrong.
The compass spins
no matter the choice.
Jump on it,
strip it down,
replace it,
rebuild it.
When it’s there,
it looks like gravy.
When it’s gone —
leave it gone.
strip it down,
replace it,
rebuild it.
When it’s there,
it looks like gravy.
When it’s gone —
leave it gone.
Pain cuts you open
to everything you see.
Trust the vision —
do what you see.
When it works,
it works so well.
When it breaks,
it breaks silent —
the parts don’t tell.
to everything you see.
Trust the vision —
do what you see.
When it works,
it works so well.
When it breaks,
it breaks silent —
the parts don’t tell.
Sun up —
sky bright.
Sun down —
and the dark drops heavier
than life.
sky bright.
Sun down —
and the dark drops heavier
than life.
Closing Note
We don’t just move rooms.
We move memories.
We move ghosts.
We move time.
We move the parts of ourselves
that refuse to stay still.
And every time you shift something,
something shifts in you.