///*****/// [Intro | breathy whisper | warm analog pad] Coat by coat, they covered me Covered me so carefully Till I looked like someone else [Verse 1 | intimate lead | sparse beat] They straightened every crooked line Turned the colors down to gray Covered every reckless shape That didn’t stay in place [Pre-Chorus | chest-mix rise | synth widening] But one small mark Would never fade [Chorus | soaring head-voice mix | wide layers] Can you still see me? Can you make me out? They can paint me any color I still show somehow [Instrumental Break | stereo vocal fragments | pulsing synth] [Verse 2 | close lead | glitch percussion] I learned to change before they asked To keep the bright parts out of sight Now I stop before each choice And wonder which one’s mine [Pre-Chorus | stronger chest lift | rising tension] But one small mark Still bears my name [Chorus | expanded vocal layers | controlled peak] Can you still see me? Can you make me out? They can paint me any color I still show somehow [Bridge | beat withdrawn | exposed lead] That’s my hand That’s my name That’s the part They couldn’t change I see you I see you [Final Chorus | full synth bloom | sustained endings] Now I finally see me I can make me out They can paint me any color I still show somehow [Outro | falsetto fade | analog decay] Leave the handprint where it was Leave the orange on [End]
