This is the Rhythm (1 - 2 - 3)

Intro

The machine

The motor

The machine

Verse 1

Found a sound

Down in the iron gears

Metal

Heavy clanging

Dragging across the floor

I hear it

Steel on steel

Noises

Sudden

Sharp

Shattering the room

Broken glass

Falling fast

Falling down

Chorus

This is the rhythm

This is the rhythm

One two

Three

The pattern of the factory

The movement of the hand

One two

Three

This is the rhythm

Verse 2

Paper rips

Tearing through the quiet

Slow

Steady

Searching for the groove

I find it

Wet pavement

Underneath the tires

Spinning

Turning

Throwing up the dust

Cold air

Biting skin

Biting hard

Chorus

This is the rhythm

This is the rhythm

One two

Three

The pattern of the factory

The movement of the hand

One two

Three

This is the rhythm

Bridge

Click

Snap

Pop

Everything is signal

Everything is sequence

Caught in the tape

Looping back

Looping forever

Verse 3

Electric hum

Buzzing in the wires

Hot

Red

Flickering away

I see it

Engine stop

Silence is the beat

Waiting

Watching

Counting every pulse

Big boots

Walking loud

Walking out

Chorus

This is the rhythm

This is the rhythm

One two

Three

The pattern of the factory

The movement of the hand

One two

Three

This is the rhythm

Bridge

The machine

The motor

The machine

Build

The machine

The motor

The machine

Break

Click

Snap

Pop

One two

Click

Snap

Pop

Three four

Everything is signal

Signal

Chorus

This is the rhythm

This is the rhythm

One two

Three

The pattern of the factory

The movement of the hand

One two

Three

This is the rhythm

Post-Chorus

Input

Output

Binary

State

Switching

Latching

Opening

Gate

Verse 4

Brass bells

Ringing through the tunnel

Low

Tone

Echoing the pulse

I want it

Steam clouds

Rising from the pipe

Hissing

Cooling

Pressure in the valve

Thin wire

Bending now

Bending down

Bridge 2

The tape is running out

The reel is turning slow

Magnetized

Polarized

Syncing to the ghost in the clock

Wait for the click

Wait for the snap

Wait for the pop

Reboot

System

Check

Error

Repeat

Drop

The machine

(The machine)

The motor

(The motor)

One two

Three

One two

Three

Sample the sound

Sample the sound

Verse 5

Iron gates

Closing on the cycle

Deep

Grit

Grinding in the hub

I feel it

Green light

Scanning through the frame

Fading

Slipping

Running out of power

Old heat

Radiator

Going dark

Chorus

This is the rhythm

This is the rhythm

One two

Three

The pattern of the factory

The movement of the hand

One two

Three

This is the rhythm

Post-Chorus

Input

Output

Binary

State

Switching

Latching

Opening

Gate

Bridge 3

Data stream

Living in the wire

Logic

Order

Caught within the loop

Start it up

Shut it down

Wipe it clean

Pure sound

Noisy

Perfect

Nothing left but the count

Outro

One

(One)

Two

(Two)

Three

(Three)

The machine

(Mechanical whirring)

The motor

(Engine stalling)

The machine

(Silence)

Stop

Click

Reset

Done