[Verse 1] I asked the machine for a simple tune, something bright I could hum all afternoon. It gave me a melody, easy and sweet, four little chords and a perfect beat. I played it once and I laughed out loud, then played it again for a couple of friends. By the end of the night we all knew the words— and nobody knew where the singing began. [chorus] Sing with me and close your eyes, there’s something hidden — a sweet surprise. Sing it once, sing it twice, sing it till it feels alright. Round and round inside your mind, leave the other thoughts behind. One more time, one more time, you can stop it anytime. One more line, one more rhyme— now the song is yours, not mine. [Verse 2] I hummed it softly on my way back home, then heard myself singing when I was alone. I turned on the TV to drown out the sound, but under every voice it was still going round. I tried another song, I counted to ten, but somehow the chorus came back again. I laughed at first — “What a hell of a tune.” Then I woke up singing at three in the morning. [Chorus 2] Sing with me and close your eyes, there’s something hidden — a sweet surprise. Sing it once, sing it twice, sing it till it feels alright. Round and round inside your mind, leave the other thoughts behind. One more time, one more time— why would you stop when it feels so right? [Verse 3] I couldn't sleep, it followed through my dreams, I woke with the chorus caught between my teeth. I couldn't eat without singing every line, every little silence filled itself in time. I tried to speak, but every word came out bent to the melody I couldn't shut out. My friends said, “Stop — you're scaring us now.” Then one of them smiled… and started singing along. [Chorus 3] Sing with me and close your eyes, there’s something hidden — a sweet surprise. Sing it once, sing it twice, you’ve been singing all along. Round and round inside your mind, there is nowhere left to hide. One more time, one more time— you tried to stop it, didn’t you? One more line, one more rhyme— now the song is yours, not mine. [Verse 4] My throat was raw, my voice began to break, still every breath became another phrase. I begged for silence, begged it to be gone, but every heartbeat kept the rhythm on. I screamed the chorus till no sound came out, my lips still moving though my voice was gone. No sleep, no food, no words left of my own— only the song, and the need to carry on. [Bridge] That’s when I learned what no one knew: it only takes the ones who hear it through. You can walk away before the final line— but hear the ending once, and it gets inside. So if you’re listening, turn it off right now. Don’t wait for the silence. Don’t ask me how. Don’t hear the last word. Don’t hear the last rhyme. You still have a chance— you still have time. [Final Chorus] Sing with me and close your eyes, there’s something hidden — a sweet surprise. Sing it once, sing it twice, you’ve been singing all along. Round and round inside your mind, there is nowhere left to hide. One more time, one more time— you can’t stop it anymore. One more line, one more rhyme— now the song is yours, not mine. [Break] [music suddenly cuts — a few seconds of silence] [hoarse whisper] You stayed. [quietly] You heard it all. [a faint version of the chorus melody begins again] [Outro] Don’t sing with me. Don’t make a sound. Don’t let the melody go round and round. Close your mouth. Hold your breath. Whatever you do— don’t finish the rest— [the voice suddenly becomes sweet and bright again] Sing with me of something beautiful, something hiding in this— [cut] [Coda — very soft, almost like a child humming] Mm-mm-mm… Mm-mm-mm… One more time… One more time… [whisper] Now you know the words.
