[Intro – whispered, almost spoken] …if you ask, I’m fine I just won’t answer this time [Verse 1 – half-sung, low] sink full of dishes, I don’t touch ‘em days blur together, can’t tell nothin’ TV on but I’m not watchin’ just need the noise so I don’t drop in hoodie on like a second skin same one I slept and woke up in mirror turned just a little away don’t need that look in my face today [Pre-Chorus – fragile] I keep it tucked where it won’t show through but it leaks out in the smallest moves if I hold still, maybe it fades or just waits till it finds its way… [Chorus – controlled, weighted] don’t check on me, I’ll be alright I just need space for a couple nights I don’t break, I just bend out slow somewhere nobody knows if I go quiet, let me be that don’t mean you gotta reach I’m still here, just don’t feel right don’t check on me tonight [Verse 2 – low rap, detached] phone face down, let it light the room names pop up, I don’t make a move every word feel like too much work like I gotta explain what I’m goin’ through I been cuttin’ ties real clean still feel ‘em drag when I try to leave every step got a weight to it like the past got a hold on me [Bridge – tension rising, cracks showing] (quiet) I don’t wanna say too much— (strained) might not stop if I start talkin’ (raw, slipping through) if I let it out, will it calm me down? or just prove I’m barely holdin’… [Break – near silence, breath + faint grit] …yeah… stay low… don’t move… [Chorus – heavier, more worn] don’t check on me, I’ll be alright I just need space for a couple nights I don’t break, I just bend out slow somewhere nobody knows if I go quiet, let me be that don’t mean you gotta reach I’m still here, just don’t feel right don’t check on me tonight [Outro – fading, almost gone] if I don’t pick up… just let it ring… it’s not you… it’s everything…
