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The Closer

[Verse 1 — smooth, laid-back delivery] I keep a list of names in ink The ones who built what others couldn't A calendar note beside each one The vest date, the conference, the call I never rush, I never chase I just show up where the good ones are [Pre-Chorus — building warmth] You won't find them on a job board They're not refreshing LinkedIn The best ones don't know they're looking Till somebody makes them feel it [Chorus 1 — confident groove] I know what good looks like Seven months to make you mine Coffee first, then ask you how you'd Build it if the whole thing was yours I know what good looks like And you're it [Verse 2 — storytelling, intimate] He built Prime Day from a whiteboard Then wired Snapchat's beating heart I called and he said, "Why would I leave?" I said, "Just grab a coffee, no strings" Four weeks after he signed on I walked through the same front door [Pre-Chorus — slight variation] The resume's the highlight reel The back channel tells the truth I want the one your old team misses Not the name, the proof [Chorus] I know what good looks like Seven months to make you mine Coffee first, then ask you how you'd Build it if the whole thing was yours I know what good looks like And you're it [Bridge — stripped, reflective] People aren't commodities They've got lives beyond the role The ones who close the hardest deals Remember that they're courting souls [Final Chorus, triumphant] I know what good looks like Seven months to make you mine Coffee first, then ask you how you'd Build it if the whole thing was yours I know what good looks like Now you're home