A tiny desk, a heavy coat
The sleeves too long, the collar chokes
I sit and wait, I don't know why
The chalk begins, the board replies
She writes the words I cannot read
The sound goes straight into my teeth
Cherry hands, cherry hands
(one, two)
The test was over before it began
(before it began)
You reached inside, you found the red
(three, four)
The bill was due before you read
(pay the fee)
Cherry hands, cherry hands
(five, six)
You failed it in the waiting land
(the waiting land)
The chalk was screaming, you didn't know
(seven, eight)
The test was over long ago,
(long ago)
The pencils wait on every desk
So close, so clean, so perfect, yes
I stretch my arm, I touch the air
The glass is there, it's always there
She turns around, she holds the bill
The numbers blur, they always will
Always will
Cherry hands, cherry hands
(one, two)
The test was over before it began
(before it began)
You reached inside, you found the red
(three, four)
The bill was due before you read
(pay the fee)
Cherry hands, cherry hands
(five, six)
You failed it in the waiting land
(the waiting land)
The chalk was screaming, you didn't know
(seven, eight)
The test was over long ago,
(long ago)
I reached inside to find the cash
Instead I found the morning's stash
Frozen cherries, breakfast red
Dripping down like something bled
Cherry hands, that's how it ends
You came prepared for other things
Cherry hands, cherry hands
(one, two)
The test was over before it began
(before it began)
You reached inside, you found the red
(three, four)
The bill was due before you read
(pay the fee)
Cherry hands, cherry hands
(five, six)
You failed it in the waiting land
(the waiting land)
The chalk was screaming, you didn't know
(seven, eight)
The test was over long ago,
(long ago)
You didn't fail the test today
You lost it in the long delay
Tomorrow there's another room
Another desk, another doom
Tomorrow there's another room
Another desk, another doom