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A recorded reading of “Procession in the Margin”. If the player does not load, use the original audio source.
At the bottom of a pale page they form up— violet ink learning ankles and intent. A saucer finds a step; a capsule tilts upright, practicing swagger. Twin mirrors heel-toe in sync; their shadows puddle, neat as stamps. A captain grins—spiked sun— twirling an eraser like a passport. He flicks the baton; the line hums, a tinny anthem with too much sugar. Earthworms count; pebbles act unimpressed. They go like stray punctuation escaping the sentence of the day. When they pass, your pockets lighten. The page holds its breath, bright, ready.
Alternative version
Milk-white paper; the caps step out, stipes spry as tuning forks. They pogo through punctuation puddles, gilled with giggles and rumor. One cap hefts a brick— “Building character,” he quips. The rest go heel-toe, heel-toe, keeping spore-time for the chorus. Button, portobello, UFO— whatever you call them, they answer the roll. Legs like question marks, backs like commas, they march across the margin toward a punchline. The page keeps a straight face. They don’t. They caper, they cap-lock, turning blank to prank to poem, leaving small ellipses of joy.
Instructional lyrics
[Intro 8b analog pad lofi drums] [Tag 2b reverb tail] [Verse 1 4/4 clean gtr] Bottom of a pale page, caps form Violet ink on ankles, ready Saucer finds a step, capsule stands They practice swagger, heel-toe in sync Shadows puddle, neat like stamps Captain grins, sun-spiked; twirls a passport He flicks the baton, the line hums Tinny anthem, too much sugar [Pre rise shaker] Earthworms count, pebbles don't care Stray marks run off the margin You pass; my pockets lighten Page holds breath, bright, ready [Break 2b stop] [Chorus bigger double vox] Right on the line Write on the line Turn blank to sign Right on the line [Verse 2 clean gtr piano ostinato] Milk-white paper, the caps step out Stipes spring like tuning forks They pogo through puddle marks Gilled with giggles, whisper rumor One cap lifts a brick Building character, he says The rest keep spore time Legs curl like question marks Backs rest like commas They march the margin, punchline near [Pre rise bring bass] Button, portobello, UFO, roll call You name them, they answer Coins sound thin; the page smiles I laugh; the line gets ready [Break 2b stop] [Chorus bigger double vox] Right on the line Write on the line Turn blank to sign Right on the line [Bridge strip to vox+pad] I draw one line, they dance Turn blank to poem, now [Chorus x2 bigger stacked chorus] Right on the line Write on the line Turn blank to sign Right on the line [Tag 2b reverb tail] [Outro 4b hall]
Song info
Indie dream-pop ~90 BPM in 4/4; key E major, playful; clean gtr chimes, piano ostinato, analog pad bed, lofi drums, shaker; slap delay lead, plate on BVs, light vinyl crackle; verse intimate -> pre rise with bass pedal + filter sweep -> break 2b stop -> chorus impact with clap stack + double vox; verse 2 add arp synth; bridge strip to vox+pad; final chorus x2 with stacked chorus + call & response; sub swell into hooks, reverb tail on tags; arrangement: Intro 8b -> Tag 2b -> V1 -> Pre (rise) -> Break 2b -> Chorus -> V2 -> Pre -> Break 2b -> Chorus -> Bridge (strip) -> Final Chorus x2 -> Tag 2b -> Outro 4b; chantable AABA hook.
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