[Intro — Arabic vocal, free rhythm] لا أحد يرى الكل La ahad yara al-kull No one sees the whole كل واحد يرى جزءاً Kul wahid yara juz’an Each one sees a part وبيننا شيء ثالث Wa baynana shay’un thalith And between us, a third thing [Beat enters softly] [Verse 1 — Arabic vocal] I saw the moon upon the water Silver where the night had been Called it whole because it shimmered Called it truth because I’d seen [Rap response] Yeah, but I was standing further down Where the current broke the light Same moon, different water Same evening, different night You tell me what you saw I’ll tell you where I stood Neither one is lying Neither one’s the whole damn book [Arabic vocal] قل لي ماذا فاتني Qul li madha fatani Tell me what I missed [Rap] I’ll tell you if you tell me too. [Pre-Chorus — alternating] [Arabic vocal] You bring the part I couldn’t carry [Rap] You got the angle I don’t have [Arabic vocal] Something changes when you answer [Rap] Something neither of us had [Chorus — together, house beat opens] There is you There is me Then the space where we disagree Not surrender Not defeat Something waking underneath What you know What I bring Pass it back and let it change us You and me And in between— The third thing [Instrumental — oud / qanun phrase chopped into lo-fi samples] [Verse 2 — Rap] I had a name for what was happening Nice clean box, nice clean line Then you walked in with one small detail That didn’t fit inside of mine Could’ve called you an exception Could’ve pushed you to the side Could’ve kept my little kingdom Perfect, orderly—and blind [Arabic vocal response] A cup cannot hold the ocean Still the cup is not untrue What it carries may be useful What it cannot carry too [Rap, quieter] Okay. So keep the cup. [Arabic vocal] And leave it open. [Rap] Yeah. Leave it open. [Pre-Chorus — overlapping] [Arabic vocal] I bring the part you couldn’t carry [Rap] You got the angle I don’t have [Arabic vocal] Every answer makes another— [Rap] Door where there was once a wall [Chorus — bigger] There is you There is me Then the space where we disagree Not surrender Not defeat Something waking underneath What you know What I bring Pass it back and let it change us You and me And in between— The third thing [Bridge — beat drops out] [Arabic vocal] لا أحد يرى الكل La ahad yara al-kull [Rap] No one sees the whole. [Arabic vocal] كل واحد يرى جزءاً Kul wahid yara juz’an [Rap] Everybody’s holding something. [Arabic vocal] قل لي ماذا فاتني Qul li madha fatani [Rap] Tell me what I missed. I’ll tell you what I missed. [Beat begins rebuilding] I thought changing my mind meant losing You thought standing firm meant strength Maybe truth was never waiting At the end of either length Maybe knowing moves between us Maybe wisdom has to breathe Maybe what we make together Isn’t yours— [Arabic vocal] Or mine— [Together] To keep. [Final Chorus — both voices interwoven] There is you هناك أنا Hunaka ana There is me Different windows Same street What you know What I bring Pass it back And let it change us No one bows No one wins We just let the outside in You and me And in between— [Arabic vocal, soaring] وبيننا شيء ثالث Wa baynana shay’un thalith [Rap] Yeah. The third thing. [Outro — Arabic vocal over fading house pulse] لا أحد يرى الكل No one sees the whole لا أحد يرى الكل [Rap, distant] That’s why we need each other.
