[Intro - Distant room noise] Whole room talking. Couldn't find my voice in it. [Verse 1 - Uneven conversational flow] Someone laughs, glasses touch, music's up, I'm nodding at a story but I missed the plot. Half my head by the exit again, Other half trying to look like a friend. Ask how I am, I can answer on cue, "Yeah, been busy." Then I ask about you. Got a version of me that can carry a night, While the real one's parked out of sight. Can't blame the room for the words I conceal, But it hurts when nobody knows how I feel. All these faces— Still drift through. Like a ghost of the man that they thought they knew. [Build] Been here one too many times. Same old trick with a different light. Tonight I won't just disappear— Pull that beat back. [Chorus - Full drop, gang chant] CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? I'M RIGHT HERE! TURN MY VOICE UP, LET IT CUT THROUGH CLEAR! FULL ROOM! LOST SOUND! I WON'T KEEP LIVING LIKE I'M NOT AROUND! [Verse 2 - Whisper into rapid rap] Went outside, cool air, phone in my palm, Nearly typed "all good" as a reflex response. Deleted it. Tried the truth. "Been feeling lost. Can I talk to you?" Not a grand speech, no clever disguise, Just a sentence with nowhere to hide. Mate came out, stood there by the fence, Didn't try fixing every event. Sometimes being heard ain't a roar in a crowd, It's someone who stays when the words fall out. Now I put that silence in the kick and snare, If you've felt unseen, there's a place for you here. [Bridge - Piano] I remember the roads behind. Remember the lessons. This familiar feeling Doesn't get the final sentence. [Final Chorus - Larger drop] CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? I'M RIGHT HERE! TURN MY VOICE UP, LET IT CUT THROUGH CLEAR! FULL ROOM! LOST SOUND! I WON'T KEEP LIVING LIKE I'M NOT AROUND! [Outro] One honest sentence. That's where I started.
