Evaporate Drop by drop Sinking inch by inch Feel the ebb and flow As momentum slows Accumulate One by one Changing bit by bit Ivory tower test Entertains the guest Hidden in the space between the words Another dialect to learn An ounce prevents a pound of cure Sacred and mundane Articulate Word by word Standing face to face Bridges burning still In a test of wills Manipulate Step by step Twisting day by day Addicted to the fight Words as sharp as knives I see blue washing into orange and red Fanning sparks to flame Details multiply Never twice the same Assimilate Choice by choice Shrinking lie by lie False identity Keeping you from me