or am i just top standby
watching ceiling lines
studying blank signs

downtime, is this downtime
but we're fixing nothing
just watching plate and fire
that burn first touching

annealing until flame's beyond concern
revealing what's only fit to burn

if this was all mine
any test would be fine
but flames just burn lines
so all i want is to resign

memory spit-bite wipe it clean
but i need a solvent that's stronger
what passes these lips is so binding
drawing one to another