Intro — heavy riff, building
Verse 1
Set up perfect
Read the angle right
Loaded up and
Pulled the trigger tight
Ball left clean
On a dead straight line
Should've cleared it
Every single time
Verse 2
Third shot drop
Barely missed the top
Half an inch of tape
Made the ball drop
Crowd goes quiet
Partner looks away
Same shot yesterday
Cleared all the way
Pre-Chorus
Every time I think I've got it dialed
Every time the rally's running wild
Every time I'm in the perfect slot
NET SAYS NO
NET SAYS NO
Tape eats the ball
And the rally's gone
NET SAYS NO
NET SAYS NO
Tape eats the ball
And the point's gone
NET SAYS NO
Verse 3
Reset attempt
Came in too flat
Clipped the white tape
That was that
Drive down the line
Built up right
Kissed the net cord
Died on sight
Verse 4
Partner's screaming
Move your feet
I am moving
Taking heat
Footwork's fine
The paddle's square
The net just rises
Like it doesn't care
Pre-Chorus
Every time I think I've got it dialed
Every time the rally's running wild
Every time I'm in the perfect slot
NET SAYS NO
NET SAYS NO
Tape eats the ball
And the rally's gone
NET SAYS NO
NET SAYS NO
Tape eats the ball
And the point's gone
NET SAYS NO
Bridge
half time, heavy and slow, building back up
Thirty four inches in the middle
Thirty six on the sides
Should be easy
Should be simple
Should go over
Every time
But the tape
Doesn't care
About your form
Or your footwork
Or your follow through
The tape just sits there
Waiting
For you
NET SAYS NO
NET SAYS NO
Tape eats the ball
And the rally's gone
NET SAYS NO
NET SAYS NO
Tape eats the ball
And the point's gone
NET SAYS NO
NET SAYS NO
NET SAYS NO
NET SAYS —
— HARD STOP —
no fade · no resolution · just the tape