[Intro - Instrumental Only; No Vocals; Steady Groove; Shamisen and Strings; Smooth Transition] [Verse 1 - Lead; Midrange Melodic Singing; Normal Pacing] I mend the coats of passing strangers, Keep silver needles in a tin. They call me soft as folded linen, Too shy to let the weather in. Beneath the shop, behind the boiler, I built a drum from broken steel. At closing time, I shake the rafters With everything I never reveal. [Sudden Sparse Breakdown; Lead Alone; Sustained] My hands stay still— My ribs do not. [Chorus - Lead; Powerful Belt; Explosive Full Band] Let the seam split! Let the sound rise! There's a storm in this quiet disguise. I can stitch your sleeve, I can shake these beams— Both are pieces of me. [Backing Response; Distant] Let it rise! [Lead; High Sustained Belt] Let the seam split! Hear my name— Soft as silk, with a thunder vein. [Verse 2 - Lead; Midrange Melodic Singing; Normal Pacing; Steady Groove] The summer stage had lost its singer; The lanterns trembled in the square. I wore the coat I'd made for no one And climbed the steps into the glare. A neighbor laughed, “You? At the center?” I almost gave the silence back. Then tapped the beat against my buttons— A little knock, a little crack. [Lead; Compact Rhythmic Phrasing] Pin by pin, stitch by stitch, Fear had made a perfect fit. [Lead; Spacious Sustained Phrase] Tonight— I outgrew it. [Instrumental - Strictly No Vocals; Shamisen and Distorted Guitar Trade Phrases; Strings; Steady Acoustic Drums; Smooth Transition] [Bridge - Lead Alone; Low-Register Whisper; Normal Pacing; Sudden Sparse Breakdown] I thought a voice must come like lightning, Already certain where to land. Mine started small beneath a staircase, With two bent sticks inside
