Masterclass in Waiting

Family memory

Tio Chien finds the quiet power of patience: the masterclass is already unfolding while we wait.

Lyrics

Transcribed from the recording — close to the song, but not always word-perfect.

The thermal check is red and humming at the ceiling
I think my bandwigs hit the floor and lost the feeling
Cluck, cluck
Every little light is glitching, blinking out of time
I'm stuck inside a system error waiting for the chime
Sussy, ha ha ha
It's funny how the mercury rises in the room
Just because the coffee pot is acting like a gloom
Oh, it's just a system error in the way I see the sky
A thermal check on nothing so I'm letting it go by
The caught up perspective's moved the dial to low
Watch the static turn to silver in the glow
Watch the static turn to silver in the glow
The sidewalk's under maintenance, the traffic's in a knot
I'm standing in the center of the only parking spot
Cluck, cluck
It's a master class in waiting, a degree in standing still
While my battery is drained against my own free will
But I'm just watching pixels fall like confetti on the floor
I don't think I'm checking for the exit anymore
Oh, it's just a system error in the way I see the sky
A thermal check on nothing so I'm letting it go by
The caught up perspective's moved the dial to low
Watch the static turn to silver in the glow
Watch the static turn to silver in the glow
Step outside the bandwidth, leave the logic, leave the logic on the shelf
You're just a witness to the glitching, not the error itself
Wisdom, wisdom, don't you see how funny it is?
Oh, it's just a system error in the way I see the sky
A thermal check on nothing so I'm letting it go by
The caught up perspective's moved the dial to low
Watch the static turn to silver in the glow
Watch the static turn to silver in the glow
That's fine
Catch you later