[Rainwater] [Pipa] Funny— I thought I'd hear it coming Thought the sky would split The whole damn room would shake Thought after carrying all that weight I'd know the exact second Something changed Nah Morning looked like morning Coffee tasted the same Then I reached for something heavy And couldn't find the weight [Upright bass] [Chorus] When the water gets quiet Don't go looking for the wave Some things leave so softly You don't notice what they take I kept waiting for the thunder But nothing came Just more room Inside my hands Where I used to hold The weight [Beat enters] [Rap] I spent years getting ready For a door to make a sound Didn't notice I'd been standing On the other side somehow No parade No revelation No voice saying Now Just an old fear Showing up late And realizing It don't live here now That's strange When the lock forgets your key When the thing that used to own you Don't remember who you be When you stop rehearsing answers For a question no one asked And tomorrow quits requesting Permission from your past [Erhu] [Chorus] When the water gets quiet Don't go looking for the wave Some things leave so softly You don't notice what they take I kept waiting for the thunder But nothing came Just more room Inside my hands Where I used to hold The weight [Beat drops] [Pipa + voice] [Bridge] Maybe what's coming Doesn't come Maybe one morning You realize You're already Where you were going [Silence] [SUB-BASS] [Final Rap] So I won't name the doorway Won't tell tomorrow What to be Won't turn another possibility Into prophecy I'll keep the table open Keep the light on If I choose Keep building what can hold me Whether anybody Walks in too Love without surrender Wealth without greed Power without domination Give the future Room to breathe I listen I test I learn I build And when something finally changes I don't grab it Just because I can [Final Chorus] When the water gets quiet Let it When your hands become lighter Let them You don't have to understand Every mile That brought you through Sometimes what's coming next Is finally having room For something new [Erhu answers] [Pipa] [Rain stops] [One wooden knock] [Silence]
