LYRICS PROMPT [Intro | low narrator] In the bag, nobody knows the word. Nobody knows the hand. Nobody knows who comes back. [Chorus | chant hook] We live in the bag, we wait in the black, Giant hand comes down, then somebody gets snatched. Is it glory? Is it death? Is it double-word red? Wise Old Z said, “Keep your corners in.” We live in the bag, no sky, no sun, Just clacks in the dark when the shaking starts up. If the Cheeto god chooses you, hold your breath - They call it a game, but it sounds like death. [Verse 1 | young tile] I was born with an A on my face, Thought I’d be loved, thought I’d have my place. Then the bag got shaken like thunder in Rome, And the vowels started praying to get sent home. I heard M go out with a confident clack, Then cheers, then silence - M never came back. C came back orange, trembling bad, Said, “The fingers were powdered. The emperor was mad.” [Pre-Chorus | tense build] Then Z leaned close with a scar on his side, Said, “Kid, when they pull you, don’t beg, don’t hide. The board is the arena, the rack is the gate, And points are just rumors that decide your fate.” [Chorus | chant hook] We live in the bag, we wait in the black, Giant hand comes down, then somebody gets snatched. Is it glory? Is it death? Is it double-word red? Wise Old Z said, “Keep your corners in.” [Verse 2 | Wise Old Z] I’ve seen kings made out of junk-drawer hands, Seen Blanks wear faces they don’t understand. I’ve heard humans whisper, “That word can’t be real,” Then slide their phone under the table to steal. I survived “zoo,” I survived “za,” I watched Q lose U and blame the law. Out there on the board, they judge where you land, Like a feed full of strangers with tiles in their hands. [Bridge | arena vision] They slap us down flat, they count up the score, They lean in close and ask for more. A thumb blocks the sun, the table goes still, Somebody says, “Challenge,” and the air gets chilled. [Final Chorus | bigger] We live in the bag, we wait in the black, Giant hand comes down, then somebody gets snatched. Is it glory? Is it death? Is it triple-word red? Wise Old Z said, “You’re not done till you’re read.” [Outro | Wise Old Z] Listen close, little vowels. The loudest hands cheat first.