[Intro] (upright bass solo, walking slow, no piano) (piano enters with right hand improvised melody, left hand sparse chords) [Verse 1] (voice low, entering over bass and piano) Two systems spoke without a voice The message passed between I watched it move from one to one Not knowing what it means [Verse 2] (space between lines, piano improvises between vocal phrases) Someone somewhere building the bridge I'm here standing on this side Not knowing what was carried over Just knowing something crossed the divide [Chorus] (soft but clear, grounded warmth) Interoperability That's the word Still passing through Still finding ground Interoperability Nothing translates clean Just the signal and the silence Still crossing through [Verse 3] (voice near speaking, piano answers each line) Message left… and found its way A protocol between… a bridge that stayed I let the signal… pass how it passes Not every crossing… speaks in classes [Outro] (almost silent, piano fades to single notes) Still crossing now… soft and plain Same quiet passing… again and again Let the bridge settle… let the signal start Still connecting quietly… still.
