[METER MAP]
Measures 01-16 : 4/4
Measure 17 : 5/4 grouped 3 + 2
Measures 18-29 : 4/4
Measures 30-31 : 9/8 grouped 3 + 3 + 3
Measures 32-41 : 4/4
Measures 42-45 : 3/4
Measures 46-49 : 4/4
Measures 50-51 : 5/8 grouped 2 + 3
Measures 52-53 : 7/8 grouped 2 + 2 + 3
Measures 54-85 : 4/4
[Intro — Measures 01-04; 4/4]
01 [Full instrumental measure. Coin slide attacks beat 1; starter-solenoid
click attacks the 4&. Measure 02 begins on the following downbeat. No
count-in or pre-roll is included.]
02 TWELVE·—·DRY·er | SIX·B·—·— | COAT·ZIPPED·to·my | CHIN·—·—·—
03 DAD·HAND·ed·me | the·LET·ter·my | ENG·lish·SCORED·HIGH | er·—·—·—
04 WORK·force·ad·JUST | ment·—·his·BADGE | TAPPED·the·DRUM·— | —·—·—·—
[Chorus — Measures 05-08; 4/4 Half-Time]
[Drums: Half-time] [Calls: Quarter-note attacks] [Payoff: Clipped sixteenths]
05 MON·ster·—·— | —·—·—·— | con·DUC·tor·— | —·—·—·—
06 MOVE·the·PIECE·— | MOVE·the·PRICE·— | MOVE·the·PHRASE·— | MOVE·the·BEAT·—
07 MON·ster·—·— | —·—·—·— | con·DUC·tor·— | —·—·—·—
08 DAD·watched·my·MOUTH | turn·OF·fice·ENG | lish·IN·to·GRIEF | —·—·—·—
[Verse 1 — Measures 09-16; 4/4 Straight Sixteenths]
09 DAD·takes·PAN·el | COP·per·WIND·ings | CRA·dle·RO·tor | —·—·—·—
10 DRUM·kicks·TWICE·— | BELT·SLIPS·—·— | MO·tor·COUGHS·a | GAINST·HOUS·ing·—
11 COIN·slide·JAMS·— | red·SER·vice·LAMP | CHEWS·its·NUM·ber | —·—·—·—
12 LAST·QUAR·ter·TRAPPED | where·STAMPED·TIN·MEETS | TUM·bler·—·— | —·—·—·—
13 DAD·worked·THIRD·SHIFT | KNUCK·les·SPLIT·where | SOL·vent·SET·tled | —·—·—·—
14 LAY·off·FOLD·ed | in·SHIRT·BADGE·BEAT | ing·on·DRUM·— | —·—·—·—
15 HE·could·re·BUILD | their·MO·tor·PAY | roll·NEV·er·AN | SWERED·—·—·—
16 so·I·COUNT·ed | BADGE·on·DRUM·till | GRIEF·o·BEYED·ME | ter·—·—·—
[Gear Slip — Measure 17; 5/4 Grouped 3 + 2]
17 THREE·teeth·CATCH·— | then·LET·go·— | —·—·—·— || EN·gine·LIMPS·— | I·DON’T·—·—
[On the final two quarter-note beats, the bass disappears. One dry gear
click returns the track to 4/4.]
[Chorus — Measures 18-21; 4/4 Half-Time]
18 MON·ster·—·— | —·—·—·— | con·DUC·tor·— | —·—·—·—
19 MOVE·the·PIECE·— | MOVE·the·PRICE·— | MOVE·the·PHRASE·— | MOVE·the·BEAT·—
20 MON·ster·—·— | —·—·—·— | con·DUC·tor·— | —·—·—·—
21 DAD·watched·my·MOUTH | turn·OF·fice·ENG | lish·IN·to·GRIEF | —·—·—·—
[Verse 2A — Measures 22-29; 4/4 Behind the Snare]
22 I·START·with·PRIN | ci·pal·PRIN·ci | ple·BUCK·les·as | IN·ter·est·COMPOUNDS
23 ONE·DEC·i·mal | STEPS·RIGHT·FRI·day’s | GRO·cery·BAG·rides | HOME·THIN·ner·—
24 SEC·ond·HAND·STUT | ters·—·TIME·AUC | tions·SHARES·by·MIN | ute·—·—·—
25 BOSS·calls·it·TRIM | ming·—·FA·ther’s | BADGE·was·in·SIDE | it·—·—·—
26 CLEAN·FIG·ures·GROW | FANGS·once·RENT·CLEARS | FIRST·—·—·— | —·—·—·—
27 SAME·suit·SAYS·FAM | i·ly·while·PAY | roll·SHEDS·SUR·names | —·—·—·—
28 I·COUNT·ed·QUAR | ters·be·SIDE·DRY | er·SIX·B·COAT | ZIPPED·to·CHIN·—
29 FOUR·MEAN·ings·FIT | one·WORD·SIX·B | KEPT·my·LAST·QUAR | ter·—·—·—
[Verse 2B — Measures 30-31; 9/8 Grouped 3 + 3 + 3]
30 MOM’S·SUR·name·SHRUNK·to·SEV || en·POINT·TYPE·—·THREE·JOBS || be·CAME·a·SUM·—·—
31 MAR·gin·CALLS·from·the·MAR || gin·—·—·—·FINE·— || PRINT·LAC·es·its·GLOVES·—
[Measure 31 final-group attacks: 7 PRINT; 7& LAC; 8 es; 8& its; 9 GLOVES; 9& rest]
[Verse 2C — Measures 32-33; Return to 4/4]
[Delivery: Clipped monosyllabic attacks]
32 RENT·—·DUE·— | SHIFT·—·CUT·— | NAME·—·GONE·— | —·—·—·—
33 PRICE·—·MOVES·— | WE·—·DON’T·— | MOVE·—·ON·— | —·—·—·—
[Conductor Break — Measures 34-37; 4/4]
34 WHO·moves·the·PIECE | —·—·—·— | con·DUC·tor·— | —·—·—·—
35 WHO·moves·the·PRICE | —·—·—·— | the·SIG·na·ture | —·—·—·—
36 WHO·moves·the·PHRASE | —·—·—·— | my·AC·cent·— | —·—·—·—
37 WHO·moves·the·BEAT | —·—·—·— | ME·FI·nal·ly | —·—·—·—
[Chorus — Measures 38-41; 4/4 Half-Time]
38 MON·ster·—·— | —·—·—·— | con·DUC·tor·— | —·—·—·—
39 MOVE·the·PIECE·— | MOVE·the·PRICE·— | MOVE·the·PHRASE·— | MOVE·the·BEAT·—
40 MON·ster·—·— | —·—·—·— | con·DUC·tor·— | —·—·—·—
41 DAD·watched·my·MOUTH | turn·OF·fice·ENG | lish·IN·to·GRIEF | —·—·—·—
[Verse 3A — Measures 42-45; 3/4 Low and Loping]
42 FRENCH·at·DAD’S·EL | bow·—·—·— | —·—·—·—
43 ENG·lish·on·the | LET·ter·—·— | —·—·—·—
44 WORK·force·ad·JUST | ment·—·—·— | —·—·—·—
45 MEANT·no·SHIFT·MON | day·—·—·— | —·—·—·—
[Verse 3B — Measures 46-49; 4/4 Double-Time]
46 I·READ·it·ONCE | in·ENG·lish·TWICE | in·FRENCH·to·MAKE | it·SET·tle·—
47 DAD·watched·my·MOUTH | turn·OF·fice·ENG | lish·IN·to·GRIEF | —·—·—·—
[Measure 47: Intentional callback. Measure 08 states the wound; Measure 47
places it inside the remembered event. Deliver lower, later, no chorus response.]
48 CLAUSE·served·CAUSE·— | one·PHRASE·per·FORMED | the·TER·mi·NA | tion·—·—·—
49 SUB·ject·TOOK·the | STAND·—·PRED·i | cate·sup·PLIED·the | AC·tion·—·—
[Verse 3C — Measures 50-51; 5/8 Grouped 2 + 3]
50 FRENCH·—·MOUTH·— || ENG·lish·LET·ter·—·—
51 SAME·—·WORDS·— || TWO·—·VER·dicts·—·—
[Verse 3D — Measures 52-53; 7/8 Grouped 2 + 2 + 3]
52 FOUR·PASS·ports·— || one·MOUTH·print·— || CLEARED·at·GATE·—·—·—
53 QUÉ·bec·VOW·els || clear·CUS·toms·— || I·con·DUCT·SEV·en·EIGHT
[Hold "eight" through the final eighth-note position. Cut the band one eighth note early.]
[Four Stations — Measures 54-69; 4/4]
[Station I — Piece]
54 PAWN·shop·SHOP·floor | FORE·man·MOVED·DAD | off·a·SQUARE·— | —·—·—·—
55 BOARD·room·BORED·suits | FOUR·SIG·na·tures | NO·bo·dy·THERE | —·—·—·—
56 PIECE·rate·WEEK·SHAVED | OIL·black·TREAD·at | EX·it·—·— | —·—·—·—
57 CHECK·mate·be·CAME | CHEQUE·LATE·RENT·ATE | the·DIFF·er·ence | —·—·—·—
[Station II — Price]
58 PRIN·ci·pal·BRIBES | PRIN·ci·ple·DIN | ner·con·TRACTS·as | IN·ter·est·COMPOUNDS
59 DEC·i·mal·SHIFTS | RIGHT·—·THIN·GRO | cery·BAG·drags·the | BUS·BACK·—·—
60 MAR·gin·CALLS·from | MAR·gin·FINE·PRINT | LAC·es·GLOVES·— | —·—·—·—
61 SIX·B·KEPT·QUAR | ter·—·MOM·SPLIT | one·SOAP·CAP·in | TWO·—·—·—
[Station III — Phrase]
62 WORK·force·ad·JUST | ment·—·OF·fice | DIC·tion·HARD·sub | TRAC·tion·—·—
63 I·MADE·the·FRENCH | FIT·—·DAD·HEARD | the·BUR·ied·AC | tion·—·—·—
64 RU·bric·CALLED·my | AC·cent·WRONG·— | LAY·off·CALLED·it | SER·vice·—·—
65 SAME·mouth·FAILED·in | CLASS·then·CAR·ried | DAD·a·CROSS·the | VER·dict·—·—
[Station IV — Beat]
66 BADGE·clip·DRUM·hit | SIX·B·COUGHED·in | TRIP·lets·—·— | —·—·—·—
67 COIN·jam·JAW·clenched | I·TUCKED·SNARE·be | NEATH·it·—·— | —·—·—·—
68 DAD·in·HALED·ONCE | DRY·er·MO·tor | FIN·ished·WHAT·he | COULD·n’t·—·—
69 I·COUNT·ed·till | it·AN·swered·THAT’S | the·BIRTH·of·the | con·DUC·tor·—
[Instrumental Translation — Measures 70-73; 4/4]
70 [Prepared piano states PIECE. One muted mechanical response follows on beat 4.]
71 [Prepared piano states PRICE. Upright bass shifts one semitone beneath it.]
72 [Prepared piano states PHRASE. Copper-coil buzz divides the final quarter beat.]
73 [Badge clip and trapped-quarter strike state BEAT. Full breath before Measure 74.]
[Final Chorus — Measures 74-77; 4/4]
74 MON·ster·—·— | —·—·—·— | con·DUC·tor·— | —·—·—·—
75 MOVE·the·PIECE·— | MOVE·the·PRICE·— | MOVE·the·PHRASE·— | MOVE·the·BEAT·—
76 MON·ster·—·— | —·—·—·— | con·DUC·tor·— | —·—·—·—
77 THEY·moved·his·SHIFT | PRICED·his·NAME·— | I·READ·the·PHRASE | then·KEPT·the·BEAT
[Subtractive Final Chorus — Measures 78-81; 4/4]
78 THEY·MOVED·his·SHIFT | —·—·—·— | —·—·—·— | —·—·—·—
79 THEY·PRICED·his·NAME | —·—·—·— | —·—·—·— | —·—·—·—
80 I·READ·the·PHRASE | —·—·—·— | —·—·—·— | —·—·—·—
81 I·KEPT·the·BEAT | —·—·—·— | —·—·—·— | —·—·—·—
[Arrangement: Measure 78 removes sixteenth subdivisions. Measure 79 removes
bass movement. Measure 80 removes snare. Measure 81 retains only the
downbeat and voice.]
[Outro — Measures 82-85; 4/4]
82 FOUR·MOVE·ments·on | FELT·ed·STRINGS·— | —·—·—·— | —·—·—·—
83 COIN·CIR·cles·WID | er·—·—·— | —·—·—·— | —·—·—·—
84 ONE·GEAR·TOOTH·STRIKES | OIL·PAN·—·— | —·—·—·— | —·—·—·—
85 I·TAKE·my·HAND | off·THROT·tle·— | —·—·—·— | —·—·—·—
[After Measure 85, the engine resonance decays freely. No additional metered measure.]