The Removal of the Foundation

Lyrics

Verse 1

The sign came down on Tuesday The brackets stayed behind The shadow of the letters Cleaner than the wall You stood where the door was The door had moved away The entrance is in smaller letters Around the back

Chorus 1

The bus stop. The bench. The timetable. The road that doesn't stop here. You crossed the road. You read the new times. The 43 goes to Marylebone.

Verse 2

You brought a fork from home A wooden one with a chip in the handle The kitchen is a kitchen-shaped absence Your desk sits where the fryer was The oil is in the walls The carpet is on the floor The building ate the chip shop And kept the drain

Chorus 2

The bus stop. The bench. The timetable. The road that doesn't stop here. You crossed the road. You read the new times. The 43 goes to Marylebone. The fork. The chip. The handle. You walked six minutes. The 43 takes four. You walked.

Bridge

(silence - all instruments stop, voice alone) (spoken word, plain) The timetable says 11:14. The bus does not come at 11:14. The 43 comes at 11:20. The 43 goes to Marylebone. There's a chip shop that opens late.

Chorus 3

(projected, full band returns) You walked. She fried. You ate. The road that didn't go there yet. You told her. She'll remember. The road that didn't go there yet. The fork. The chip. The handle. You walked the road. The road is there now. The drain. The wall. The shadow. The road you built by walking it.

Outro

(vocal alone, band drops out) The road you built by walking it. (full band hits one chord, sustains, fades) The road you built by walking it.