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Nøcturnal - SØ WHAT?

[Intro] [soft atmospheric drone, distant room tone, faint breathing] [quiet male voice] “Why do I care so much...?” [brief silence] [soft female laugh] “Because you do.” [low distorted bass slowly fades in] “So what?” [Verse 1 — Male, Rapped] [calm dark electronic beat, soft distorted sub-bass, sparse percussion] [Male] I got voices in my head But I don't know who they belong to Every word becomes a question Every answer turns into two [Male] I keep running from opinions That I never even asked for Carrying a weight I picked up At somebody else's front door [Pre-Chorus — Female] [beat pulls back, low atmospheric drone] [Female] Let them talk Let them judge Let them say what they want [Female] You can't control them So why let them control you? So what? [Chorus 1 — Female, Sung] [deeper bass, restrained electronic drums, wide hazy synths] [Female] You think too much You care too much You let them get inside your head So what? [Female] You think too much You give too much You keep believing what they said So what? [Female] So what? Let them talk Let them judge Let them say whatever they want [Female] You think too much You care too much [Female] So what? [Verse 2 — Male, Sung] [beat becomes softer, atmospheric pads, deep sustained bass] [Male] What if I fail? What if they're right? What if I give everything And still don't get it right? [Male] What if I fall? What if nobody stays? What if everything I built Just disappears one day? [Male] I know you say don't worry Like it's easy to forget But you don't know every thought That I haven't said yet [Male] I keep looking for a reason I keep searching for a sign Trying to find a way ahead Without losing what's behind [Chorus — Female, Rapped] [steady bass pulse, sparse drums, confident rhythmic delivery] [Female] What if you fail? Then you fail. So what? [Female] What if they're right? Let them be. So what? [Female] What if you fall? Get back up. So what? [Female] What if nobody stays? Then stay with yourself. So what? [Female] You keep looking for the answer Like there's something you need to prove [pause] Maybe you don't need to know Maybe you just need to move. So what? [Bridge — Male + Female] [beat disappears, low drone and distant ambience] [Male] What if I lose? [Female] Then you lose. [Male] What if I'm not enough? [Female] Enough for who? [Male] What if I'm alone? [Female] Then stand tall. [pause] [Male + Female] Let them talk. Let them judge. We don't have to listen. [Final Chorus — Female] [massive bass, heavy but controlled drums, distorted synths, layered female vocals] [Female] You think too much You care too much You let them get inside your head [Female] You think too much You give too much You keep believing what they said SO WHAT? [Female] Let them talk Let them judge Let them say whatever they want SO WHAT? [Female] You think too much You care too much SO WHAT? [beat hits harder] [Female] You think too much You care too much But you don't have to live their life SO WHAT? [Female] You think too much You give too much Stop letting them decide your life SO WHAT? [Female] Let them talk Let them judge Let them say whatever they want SO WHAT? [Female] You think too much You care too much SO WHAT? [brief silence] SO FUCKING WHAT? [Outro — Male + Female spoken] [beat slowly fades, soft pad remains] [Female] So what? [pause] [Male] ...So what. [quiet breath] [Female] Exactly. [soft female laugh] [Male] Yeah. [long reverb tail fades into silence]