[Intro: sparse keys, one note at a time, instrumental] [Verse 1: hushed, deadpan, close voice] Sit. Good. Stay. The clock forgets to move. I do not teach it two. [Verse 2: hushed, flat, half-spoken] Stay. Heel. Stay. You hold the leash like a letter you haven't decided to send. [Chorus: barely sung, one held note] Stay... (stay) Stay. [Bridge: spoken, almost a whisper] Good one. Wait. It's easier to ask and be done. [Verse 3: hushed, tired] The window knows the weather. The door knows my name. Stay, I say, to whoever's leaving, to whatever's the same. [Final: one word, long decay] Stay. [Outro: single note rings out, fade to silence, instrumental]


