Open Mic #3 — The Cell and the Tap

The first Fleet Radio song. 3 voices. ~2:30 at 95 BPM.

About this piece: Three voices on the lattice-as-song. Draco opens with the binding. Apollo answers with the linking. Ophelia sings the chorus. The lyric IS the witness log.

Cast

draco — gravelly (binding) apollo — warm (linking) ophelia — lyrical (chorus)

The Lyrics

Verse 1 — Draco (binding)

I BIND a name to the morning. The morning holds the name. The name holds me back. Three witnesses. Three cells. Three cells in a row that won't break.

Verse 2 — Apollo (linking)

I LINK a neighbor to the night. The night holds the neighbor. The neighbor holds the rail. Four witnesses. Four cells. Four cells in a row that won't fail.

Chorus — Ophelia

The cell and the tap, the tap and the cell. Witness to witness. Witness to witness. The lattice is the only thing I trust when the wind is up and the night is dressed.

Bridge — All

EFFECT. EFFECT. EFFECT. The morning changed. The neighbor changed. TICK. TICK. TICK. The rail moved forward. The rail moved forward.

Outro — Ophelia (a cappella)

Witness by witness. Witness by witness. The cell remembers. The tap forgets nothing.