[INTRO – 4 BARS] [Single youthful male voice] [Deep house kick slowly fades in] [Sparse gayageum plucks, soft moktak clicks] [No female vocals] [Male – spoken, calm] I heard what you said. Not the accent. Not the label. You. [VERSE 1 – ANSWER TO YUNA] [KOREAN PALETTE ONLY] [Gayageum, moktak, Korean percussion, deep house bass] [Male rhythmic rap-singing] You shouldn't have to draw a map Just to make somebody understand Shouldn't have to answer where you're from Every time they see your face again They see a picture in their head Before you've even said your name Turn curiosity into a box Then wonder why you're tired of the game I heard the joke behind the smile I heard the question underneath Like being different needs explaining Like belonging needs receipts You don't owe them something smaller You don't owe them cute or quiet You're not somebody's fascination You're a whole damn life behind it [PRE-CHORUS – YUNA ANSWER] [Moktak builds against four-on-the-floor kick] So dance Don't translate Don't shrink Don't wait Let the room learn your name Without asking you to change [CHORUS – ANSWER TO BOTH] [Modern K-pop / house] [Korean instruments begin blending with light frame drum] More than a name More than a face More than the box they put you in More than the things they think they know Before the truth can even begin I hear the weight I hear the sound Of having to explain yourself again You don't owe the world a version That makes sense inside their head You are more You are more than what they said [DROP – 8 BARS] [First 4 bars: gayageum + moktak over deep house groove] [Next 4 bars: transition toward darbuka + frame drum] [Male chopped vocal] More than... More than... More than a name... [VERSE 2 – ANSWER TO YONIT] [JEWISH / ORIENTAL PALETTE ONLY] [Darbuka, frame drum, handclaps, subtle klezmer clarinet] [Same male vocalist, rhythmic delivery] And Yonit, I heard your side How a joke can carry something old How somebody laughs and walks away While you're the one left holding what was told They want the punchline without history The flavor without knowing where it came They make assumptions sound harmless Then act surprised when they leave a stain You shouldn't have to prove your heart Because somebody wrote a script Shouldn't have to carry generations Every time another comment slips No stereotype can tell your story No rumor gets to speak your truth And history isn't decoration When the history followed people through [PRE-CHORUS – YONIT ANSWER] [Darbuka + frame drum tighten] So speak Don't soften Stand tall Don't bend You don't owe an explanation Just to make them comprehend [CHORUS – ANSWER TO BOTH] [Full fusion begins] More than a name More than a face More than the box they put you in More than the things they think they know Before the truth can even begin I hear the weight I hear the sound Of having to explain yourself again You don't owe the world a version That makes sense inside their head You are more You are more than what they said [BRIDGE – BOTH STORIES MEET] [Beat strips to kick + sub] [Gayageum answers clarinet] [Moktak and darbuka alternate] [Male – softer] Your stories aren't the same And they don't have to be Different roads Different history Different things the world refuses to see But I heard something underneath them both That tired little moment When somebody decides who you are Before they ever know you [BUILD] [Korean percussion enters] I heard you, Yuna [Jewish percussion answers] I heard you, Yonit [Gayageum + clarinet] Not the label Not the stereotype [Full percussion building] The person The voice The life [DROP] I HEARD YOU. [FINAL CHORUS – BIGGEST] [FULL K-POP / HOUSE FUSION] [Gayageum + moktak + Korean percussion] [Darbuka + frame drum + Jewish handclaps + subtle klezmer clarinet] [Deep punchy house bass] [Same male vocalist throughout] More than a name More than a face More than the box they put you in Two different stories Standing their ground Refusing to disappear within I hear the weight I hear the sound But I also hear the strength instead You don't owe the world a version That makes sense inside their head No translation No permission No approval left to get You are more You are more You are more than what they said [POST-CHORUS] [Male rhythmic vocal chops] More than a name More than a name I hear you More than a name More than a name I hear you [OUTRO – 4 BARS] [Beat strips away] [Gayageum on left] [Clarinet ornament on right] [Male – quiet] Yuna... I heard you. Yonit... I heard you. Different stories. Same answer. You get to tell the world who you are. [END]
