You have got me covered
In hairline cracks,
I picked your brother
And what you gave me;
Unbroken tracks,
Unlike your brother,
I gave them back
There are coils
Upon coils
Of magnetic tape
Yet I'm apart, a strange loop
There are stacks
Upon stacks
Of amplifiers
Yet I'm apart, a cracked tube
You have given others
An ingrown heart,
Counting your brother
His other lovers
Have said the same:
Unlike his brother
He's not to blame
There are coils
Upon coils
Of magnetic tape
Yet I'm apart, a strange loop
There are stacks
Upon stacks
Of amplifiers
Yet I'm apart, a cracked tube