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⟪ While Inactive ⟫

V6

[Intro – spoken, close]
Fine.
Completely. …why are you looking at my watch? [Verse 1]
Shoulders loose
Jaw set clean
You walk in
I don’t miss a beat Eighty-four
Ninety-two
You say my name—
One-eighteen Watch face wakes
Under my cuff
One white flash
Says enough My body takes a side
Doesn’t ask me first
I keep the room polite
My pulse does something worse [Pre-Chorus]
I can hold your gaze
Keep my voice light
Make “nothing happened”
Sound airtight You lean one inch
I give you none
My wrist lights up— Right on cue. [Chorus]
You haven’t touched me
That’s the dangerous part
No hands
No kiss
And the numbers climb HIGH HEART RATE
WHILE INACTIVE Say my name once—
ONE-ONE-EIGHT [Post-Chorus]
One-one-eight
There it is
Eyes up here
Mind your business Screen goes bright
Under my sleeve
Nothing happened. Obviously. [Verse 2]
One nail crescent
In my palm
Neck runs warm
The rest stays calm You glance at me
Then at the screen
Like you caught the answer
Before I could speak “You’re very calm.” Cute. “That’s the idea.” Your mouth pulls sideways
I keep mine flat
My pulse posts updates
Behind my back [Pre-Chorus 2]
Cross one knee
Turn the glass
Look unimpressed
Let the moment pass You don’t move closer
That’s somehow worse
One short buzz— Of course. [Chorus]
You haven’t touched me
That’s the dangerous part
No hands
No kiss
And the numbers climb HIGH HEART RATE
WHILE INACTIVE Say my name once—
ONE-ONE-EIGHT [Post-Chorus]
One-one-eight
There it is
Eyes up here
Mind your business Screen goes bright
Under my sleeve
Nothing happened. Obviously. [Break – spoken]
Fine. (click) Watch off. There. Fixed. … Why are you looking at my neck? [Instrumental Solo 16 Bars] [Bridge]
No screen now
No number
No proof Bare wrist
Case dismissed Then your eyes drop
Just under my jaw
Right where the pulse
Won’t follow the script You don’t touch me
You don’t have to You just smile. Then quietly— “Your pulse is visible.” … That’s rude. [Final Chorus]
You haven’t touched me
Now you drag the silence out
You slide my glass aside
Say my name— Slower this time. HIGH HEART RATE
WHILE INACTIVE No hands
No kiss
ONE-ONE-EIGHT You don’t move closer
You just wait HIGH HEART RATE
WHILE INACTIVE [Final Post-Chorus]
No hands
No kiss
No watch And yet— No. Scratch that. ONE-ONE-EIGHT. [Outro – spoken]
Fine. … Don’t smile like that.