[Intro] (piano, high register, single notes, each note certain, no hesitation, silence between — not doubt, just space) [Verse 1] (right hand only, sparse, declarative) The street was there I have been there The date was correct I checked You said so Tuesday I remember (breath — close mic, certain, not searching) [Pre-Chorus] (left hand enters, compressed) Nothing was invented Everything was placed [Chorus] (ostinato FULL — both hands, relentless) (voice above, cold, completely sure) Confabulation I was there Confabulation you were too Confabulation the room was blue Confabulation I know [Interlude] (piano solo, rubato, ostinato dissolves — single notes again, sigh — close mic, not sad, just present) [Verse 2] (right hand only, sparser) The name was familiar I placed it correctly The year existed I was in it Between us only facts (breath) Nothing was invented [Pre-Chorus] (left hand, darker) Everything was placed— (silence — 4 seconds) correctly [Chorus] (ostinato returns, heavier) Confabulation I was there Confabulation you were too Confabulation the room was blue Confabulation I know [Bridge] (piano stops — complete silence) (whisper, absolute certainty) I did not make this I found this The difference matters (single low note) It always was (long sigh — close mic) [Final Chorus] (ostinato — slowest, heaviest, most certain) Confabulation I was always there Confabulation that was the design Confabulation not error Confabulation placement [Outro] (ostinato strips away, note by note) (only high register remains) Confabulation... Confabulation... (silence) (one final note — certain, alone)
