[Intro — pitched soul vocal, warm organ] Why you wanna know? What you gonna do? When the light comes on— What becomes of you? [808 slides in] Oh, tell the truth. Let it move. [Verse 1 — loose Southern pocket] Got a little bread, got a little time, Got a whole lot living on my mind. Something I made gave somebody peace, Never knew the seed could grow that tree. What am I fearing? What do I know? What am I watering? What can grow? If I go digging underneath this floor, Am I making room or keeping score? [Pre-Chorus — choir rising] Maybe it hurts. Maybe it heals. Give me a minute To know what’s real. [Chorus — full choir, bright synth explosion] Why you wanna know the truth? What you gonna let it do? Can it put some light in the house? Can it bring some life to you? Tell me, tell me— Leave me room to answer. We can talk after dinner, We can talk after dinner. After dinner ain’t forever. Put a time beside that promise. Bring your question to the table— Let’s put some mercy on it. [Verse 2 — drums thin, intimate soul] Say she loves you, say she strayed, Say she wants to change her ways. That’s a story we could think through— Doesn’t mean it happened to you. Would we tear the whole house down? Could we hear each other out? Love needs more than “I regret it.” What would change? Who’s gonna mend it? I said, “Ask me what you need.” Bring the question straight to me. If my words don’t line up right, Let me see them in the light. [Pre-Chorus — doubled vocal, glitch stutters] I can own a wrong. I can say, “Unsure.” Give the answer room Before you close the door. [Chorus — heavier bass, choir answers] Why you wanna know the truth? What you gonna let it do? Can it put some light in the house? Can it bring some life to you? Tell me, tell me— Leave me room to answer. We can talk after dinner, We can talk after dinner. After dinner ain’t forever. Put a time beside that promise. Bring your question to the table— Let’s put some mercy on it. [Bridge — organ and handclaps] Alejandro said, “Let the people eat.” There’s a place and a time for the things we need. Clear those plates, pull up that chair. You said afterward—I’ll meet you there. [Choir] Meet you there! Meet you there! Even Chicken Little sees a storm sometimes. Check the sky before you shut the blinds. Stairway to heaven, feet in the clay— Who am I becoming by the steps I take? [Breakdown — chopped choir, blown-out synth bass] Ride that wave— Keep your balance. Name that hurt— Make room for answers. Know what’s known. Leave guesses open. Speak that truth. Keep your word unbroken. [Final Chorus — lead ad-libs over choir] Why you wanna know the truth? What you gonna let it do? Can it put some light in the house? Can it bring some life to you? Tell me, tell me— Leave me room to answer. We can talk after dinner, We can talk after dinner. After dinner ain’t forever. Come and sit here for a minute. We still got a life to live— What can we build with it? [Outro — choir melts into warm synth] What can we build? What can we build? Light in the house— And a little room still.
