[SKIT — RUNWAY CLEARANCE] [radio static, runway wind, distant engine hum] [Controller: male vocals, 1950s radio anoucer] “Tower to aircraft… confirm departure status.” [Laizer: female vocals, Manhattan drawl] “Departure.” [Controller: male vocals, 1950s radio anoucer] “Clearance not fully—” [engine spools up immediately] [Laizer: female vocals, Manhattan drawl] “It’s already done.” [takeoff roll begins before response finishes] [VERSE 1] Morning light, paperwork down Same system, same small town They call names like I’m still there I already moved past “care” Clerk says “update your file” I already ran that mile Just nod once, keep it clean I’m operating in between [PRE-CHORUS] No pause, no lag, no wait I’m already past that gate [CHORUS] I don’t need an introduction, I’m already gone Unless you’re watching late, you missed what I’m on I was the only instructor, I set every line Now nobody here can catch my timing in time I don’t leave—I just complete Before you notice my feet Call it exit, call it run I call it already done [VERSE 2] Runway hum or harbor wave Both react to what I gave They ask me where I’m headed next Like I haven’t already left I don’t think—I just proceed And reality follows my speed If they’re asking what I did It already happened mid-skip [PRE-CHORUS] No second thought, no rewind I move slightly ahead of time [CHORUS] I don’t need an introduction, I’m already gone Unless you’re watching late, you missed what I’m on I was the only instructor, I set every line Now nobody here can catch my timing in time I don’t leave—I just complete Before you notice my feet Call it exit, call it run I call it already done [BRIDGE] You’ll hear it later, secondhand “She was here… then gone again” But I was never in one place You just caught the aftertrace [FINAL CHORUS] I don’t need an introduction, I’m already gone Unless you’re watching late, you missed what I’m on I was the only instructor, I set every line Now nobody here can catch my timing in time I don’t leave—I just complete Before you notice my feet Call it exit, call it run I call it already done [OUTRO] You saw the moment after the move That’s just how I improve
