Tomorrow we talk about a piece of tech that was millennia in the making. The humble flush toilet. We have a special guest coming in to record on this one to help us with the story.

But you can't make a song about flushing toilets without thinking about the things that water washes away. Physical and emotional. So, this song is all about flushing things away. And the little trap that keeps the bad stuff from coming up and stinking up your life again.

Lyrics below

[Verse 1]
End of a long Tuesday
Closed the door behind me
The day went down the drain
The way the days do
Water did its work
Carried what it could
Watched it disappear
The way I wished it would
[Pre-Chorus]
But somewhere down the bend
Where the water always sits
The smallest of the things
The smallest of the things
[Chorus]
I'll flush it away
I'll flush it away
But the trap holds a little
Of every yesterday
I'll flush it away
I'll flush it away
But a small part of you
Won't be carried away
[Verse 2]
Wedding ring down the drain
Wine poured out in the sink
Tears unseen in the shower
A day rinsed off my hands
Water takes things away
What it can, what it can
Underneath, beneath the bend
Is where the rest of it falls
[Pre-Chorus]
And somewhere down the bend
Where the water always sits
The deepest of the things
The deepest of the things
[Chorus]
I'll flush it away
I'll flush it away
But the trap holds a little
Of every yesterday
I'll flush it away
I'll flush it away
But a small part of you
Won't be carried away
[Bridge]
I used to think the water
Would carry every drop
But the curve below the bowl
Was always there to stop
Just enough to remember
Just enough to know
Some of what I let go
Is some of what I owe
[Final Chorus]
I'll flush it away
I'll flush it away
But the trap holds a little
Of every yesterday
I'll flush it away
I'll flush it away
And a small part of you
Stays here with me
[Outro - vocal fading]
Stays here with me
Stays here with me

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