[Bowstring pulls] [SNAP] [Koto riff] [WOMAN] Moon— You been watching me? [MOON] Every night. [WOMAN] Then mind your business. [MOON] String the bow. [BEAT DROPS] [WOMAN] Silk on the string Feet in dirt Learned how to aim Before I learned to hurt He came through the gate Heart in his hands Didn't ask for my kingdom [MOON] Just stood there. [WOMAN] I know. [MOON] Then why'd you run? [WOMAN] I didn't run. [MOON] Woman— I am the Moon. I saw you. [TAIKO] [CHORUS — WOMAN] String that bow Pull it tight Heart says go Head says not tonight Love that man? [MOON] Say it straight. [WOMAN] I can love that man And still choose my life String that bow Let it ring Some arrows fly Some stay with me [MOON] Don't dress it up. [WOMAN] That don't mean I have to release. [Koto riff] [WOMAN — RAP] He builds when he hurts That's his way Turns missing somebody Into something that stays Give him heartbreak He comes back with a plan Give him one small spark He'll build Japan— [MOON] Too much. [WOMAN] Barely. Built Cosmic from questions Built songs from ache Put numbers in structure Put structure in faith Man don't sit still When his heart gets loud He builds another staircase Just to think his way down [MOON] And you? [WOMAN] I train. [MOON] For what? [WOMAN] To remain. [MOON] Not enough. [WOMAN] Ask better then. [BOW SNAP] [MOON — OLD-SCHOOL RAP] You got a good stance But your shoulder's too high You keep watching the target While you ask me why You can tighten that string Till the whole thing sings But tension ain't strength If it breaks everything [WOMAN] I ain't broken. [MOON] No. [WOMAN] Then what? [MOON] You confuse Guarded With sure. [WOMAN] Careful, Moon. [MOON] Take the shot. [WOMAN] At what? [MOON] Truth. [Beat cuts] [WOMAN] Fine. I miss him. [SUB DROP] [CHORUS] String that bow Pull it tight Heart says go Head says not tonight Miss that man? [MOON] Say it plain. [WOMAN] I can miss that man Without changing my life String that bow Let it ring Love ain't always An arrow with wings Sometimes knowing Where you'd aim Is the reason You don't release. [Rapid percussion / training sequence] [MOON] What did he want? [WOMAN] Truth. [MOON] What did you want? [WOMAN] Room. [MOON] What did he build? [WOMAN] Everything. [MOON] What did you build? [WOMAN] Me. [MOON] What did you fear? [WOMAN] Losing that. [MOON] What did he fear? [WOMAN] Losing me. [MOON] Good. [WOMAN] Don't get excited. [TAIKO / KOTO] [WOMAN — FAST MELODIC RAP] See, he reads every symbol I read every exit He'll follow the pattern I question the message He'll say Look what appeared I'll say Show me what's real Funny— We were teaching each other The same damn skill He needed to learn Love can't finish the map I needed to learn Distance ain't always fact He learned not every silence Needs chasing I learned being deeply seen Doesn't mean I'm losing my room. [MOON] Again. [WOMAN] Being loved Doesn't make me less free. [MOON] Again. [WOMAN] Being afraid Doesn't mean I don't feel. [MOON] Again. [WOMAN] Missing him Doesn't tell me what to do. [MOON] Again. [WOMAN] And loving myself Doesn't make What we had Less real. [MOON] There. [Erhu enters] [BRIDGE] [WOMAN] So what do I do When the air goes still? [MOON] Wait. [WOMAN] For what? [MOON] For the sound Before the hit. [WOMAN] That's not an answer. [MOON] It is here. [WOMAN] You always talk like a warning. [MOON] Because one is coming. [WOMAN] From where? [MOON] You already know. [Silence] [WOMAN] Say it. [MOON] If you loose it You can't call it back. [WOMAN] And if I don't? [MOON] Then it keeps singing Until somebody bleeds. [WOMAN] So what now? [MOON] Keep your hands steady. Don't let the dark Do your aiming. [FINAL BEAT — HUGE] [WOMAN] String that bow Feet stay planted Love ain't weaker When you understand it I don't owe the arrow flight I don't owe my fear Another night He can build I can grow Two different roads Under one damn moon And if one night Those roads cross through— [MOON] Then what? [WOMAN] I'll know what I choose. [FINAL CHORUS] String that bow Pull it true I know myself I know what love can do I don't need To erase that man To keep becoming Who I am String that bow Let it sing Love ain't ownership Of anything I heard every word I felt them too But the arrow is mine And so is What I choose To do. [Arrow drawn] [Long tension] [MOON] Well? [WOMAN exhales] Not tonight. [She releases tension WITHOUT firing] [Bowstring softens] [MOON] Fine. [WOMAN] Why good? [MOON] You chose. [Koto riff] [Beat ends]
