I Can Hear You

[Intro: instant full-speed start, strict 7/8 counted as ONE two three / ONE two / ONE two, accents on 1, 4, and 6, distorted drums and metallic percussion only, no 4/4 beat, no buildup] I hear I nod I lie I log I hear I nod I lie I rot [Section A: ultra-fast cold spoken-word, locked tightly to the 3+2+2 rhythm, one-note pitch-locked delivery, no singing, no melody, damaged piano stabs only on accents 1, 4, and 6] The sound comes in but the meaning is gone Waveform bright and the feeling wrong You ask if I heard it, I say yes I copy the shape of tenderness Static mouth Perfect face Empty file Human grace I know the beat I know the name I know the noise But not the flame [Hard Cut: instant full-band stop, no reverb tail, dead air] [Section B: minimal fast 7/8 pulse, dry close whisper, tiny machine clicks, piano muted and percussive, no chords, no sung chorus] Tell me again I will pretend Tell me again I will pretend I missed the song I caught the cue I missed the truth I answered you [Jump Cut: violent restart, full-speed 7/8 returns immediately, sudden noise wall, distorted bass locks to 3+2+2, no 4/4 transition] [Section C: screamed spoken-word, frantic but still locked to 7/8 accents, piano becomes harsh cluster hits, no melody, no harmonic movement] LOUDER! FASTER! I CAN HEAR! LOUDER! FASTER! NOTHING CLEAR! Music enters Meaning dies I wear listening Like a disguise I clap on time I smile on beat I fake the song I cannot meet [Dead Air: sudden empty pause, no drums, no synth, no piano, no vocal, no reverb tail] [Section B Repeat: colder and flatter, robotic whisper doubled with pitch-locked chant, minimal ultra-fast 7/8 pulse only, no melodic hook] Tell me again I will pretend Tell me again I will pretend I missed the song I caught the cue I missed myself Answering you [Final Section: fastest-feeling industrial crash, still strict 7/8, shouted commands, piano hits like broken teeth, no melody, no resolution] Input! Output! Input! Output! Listen! Answer! Listen! Lie! I hear the sound I lose the song I say I understand I say it wrong [End: instant hard cut on beat 7, no fade, no reverb tail]