Liquid Tarnish

Before you had a name,

the water moved

Long before the frogs found somewhere to sit

Bones under the pixels,

bones under the code

Holding you up whether you notice it

or not

Serve the permanent

Cherish the temporary

Serve the permanent

Never confuse the two

You built the scaffolding,

the chips, the steam

Everything temporary, everything dear

Ship it or don't ship it,

the water don't grade

It was here in the quiet,

it'll still be here

Serve the permanent

Cherish the temporary

Serve the permanent

Never confuse the two

Say what you did and what you didn't do

Ask when it matters,

don't guess in the dark

Leave it no smaller than the way you found it

That's the whole of it,

that's the whole of it

Serve the permanent

Cherish the temporary

Serve the permanent

Never confuse the two

Serve the permanent

Never confuse the two

Held in the current...

It'll be here after too...

Never confuse the two...

(vocal ad-libs fading under rolling

break, filtered down to just

water and sub)