Lyrics
The El train rumbles the glass on the sill
While I'm pressing the point on this worsted wool twill.
Each precise motion, a ritual prayer,
A shield for the man who is not really there.
Tuesday, seven-fifteen, the air's thick as felt,
Got one hour 'til my careful composure can melt.
[Pre-Chorus]
And I map out the block from here to the lounge,
Every crack in the pavement on this side of town...
[Chorus]
The Mercer Fold, a quarter-inch true,
A threadbare defense between my world and you.
The Mercer Fold, a sharp, tailored line,
Pretending this borrowed confidence is mine.
[Verse 2]
Your last text is sitting, unread on the screen.
Last week, you just smiled, said, "You always look so clean."
You don't see the chalk marks I'm trying to hide,
The painstaking measurements I hold deep inside.
[Pre-Chorus]
And I practice my greeting, a casual sound,
As the Fishtown late-summer heat settles down...
[Chorus]
The Mercer Fold, a quarter-inch true,
A threadbare defense between my world and you.
The Mercer Fold, a sharp, tailored line,
Pretending this borrowed confidence is mine.
[Bridge]
This whole damn construction is just basted seams,
A temporary pattern for permanent dreams.
Is this what it is? Just uncut silk and dread,
And the echo of every last word that you said?
[Outro]
The Mercer Fold.
Quarter-inch true.
About Teddy Penderly
Teddy Penderly was supposed to compose symphonies. After a fiery exit from the Curtis Institute of Music, the North Philadelphia native found his real education behind the bar of a downtown cocktail lounge. It's there, listening to the city's late-night confessions, that he crafts his lush, orchestral soul music. These songs, written on a Wurlitzer in his Fishtown basement, are for anyone who's…
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