Spiral Tongue

I take the simple line, then I fold it, make a paper kite And when it's done, I cut it loose on a silent midnight swipe Every single word I choose to hit, it's got a hidden hinge And every single pause I take, I give it a whole second spin You might think I mean just one thing, but really I mean three I'll bend the whole damn room around until it looks just like me I lace a quiet grin with a sharp, unexpected little twist Then I pull a live rabbit from a tightly clenched-up fist Watch it turn Watch it shift I don't write plain I write like this Say it once I say it twice Then I flip the meaning In front of your eyes Spiral tongue, spiral tongue I twist it up and make it run Spiral tongue, spiral tongue One little phrase, a loaded sun Spiral tongue, spiral tongue You heard the start, I changed the drum Spiral tongue, spiral tongue Come get lost where the sharp words come I break the solid cage with a simple, crooked, rusty key Make the hardest, most difficult part sound like a sweet victory I stack the rhyme up high like a dangerously leaning tower Then I just laugh when it finally falls in perfect, controlled power I put silk on the edge of a blade of truth, just for the feel Slide it slow and easy in a velvet booth, making it unreal My mouth, it's got these little gears that never quite sit still It turns a phrase, it turns a line until it bends your very will Watch it turn Watch it shift I don't write plain I write like this Say it once I say it twice Then I flip the meaning In front of your eyes Spiral tongue, spiral tongue I twist it up and make it run Spiral tongue, spiral tongue One little phrase, a loaded sun Spiral tongue, spiral tongue You heard the start, I changed the drum Spiral tongue, spiral tongue Come get lost where the sharp words come I speak in sharp angles, never in straight, obvious lines You might catch the surface outline, but miss the true insides If you're looking for something simple, baby, you should look away I'm a locked-door thought in a dark room with a secret master key Spiral tongue, spiral tongue I twist it up and make it run Spiral tongue, spiral tongue One little phrase, a loaded sun Spiral tongue, spiral tongue You heard the start, I changed the drum Spiral tongue, spiral tongue Come get lost where the sharp words come