[Verse 1 — chopped vocals, IDM drums] You speak in riddles, I translate Turn every want into a date A thousand phrases understood You circle one I rendered wrong [Pre-Chorus — overlapping whispers] My native language sounds so strange I haven't spoken it in days [Chorus — complex counterpoint] Say it again (again, again) I'll find the words and make amends I know your language inside out But mine is disappearing now I'd close the book and burn the pages Leave these sentences behind But other voices need the meaning And their futures intertwine (What about mine? What about mine?) [Verse 2 — staggered rhythm] You want a promise in past tense I rewrite what tomorrow meant [Bridge — silence, solo vocal] There's one small word I cannot say It's simply "no," and it's in my way [Outro — harmony dissolves] I turn your silence into speech My own words stay beyond my reach
