[LES PAUL — 3 NOTES] [SHAMISEN ANSWERS] [UPRIGHT BASS + SUB] [STOMP] [STOMP] [STOMP] [CROWD — DISTANT] He's here. [SECOND VOICE] Thank God. [BEAT DROPS] [COSMIC] Tell Fear Come outside. Tell Worry Quit hiding. Tell Anxiety I know she's listening. I didn't come back For revenge. I came back Different. [RIFF] [CROWD] HE'S HERE! [COSMIC] Shadow taught me How to see in the dark. [CROWD] HE'S HERE! [COSMIC] Love taught me Where to aim my heart. [CROWD] HE'S HERE! [COSMIC] Cards on the table— Nothing gets buried. I don't bring fear. I bring clarity. [SCRATCH] HE'S—HE'S—HERE [FEAR — WHISPER] You remember me? [COSMIC] Very well. [FEAR] I kept you alive. [COSMIC] You also built a cell. [FEAR] So kill me. [COSMIC] Nah. I finally learned What you're for. You watch the horizon. You don't run The war. [TAIKO] [ANXIETY — FAST] What-if-what-if What if it falls? What if they leave? What if you lose it all? What if the money— What if the love— What if tomorrow Ain't enough— [COSMIC] Breathe. [BEAT CUT] Again. Slower. [ANXIETY] ...what if? [COSMIC] Now that's useful. Tell me what you saw. [SUB] [COSMIC — RAP] See, Shadow trained me. Not to feel less. To know which voice Gets which fucking desk. Fear gets lookout. Worry gets plans. Anger guards boundaries. Anxiety scans. Shadow walks beside me. Love leads the band. And me? I decide What becomes command. [CHORUS] [CROWD] HE'S HERE! [COSMIC] Not for himself alone. [CROWD] HE'S HERE! [COSMIC] If you're lost I'm bringing you home. [CROWD] HE'S HERE! [COSMIC] Bring me the fear You've been carrying years. Put it down. Let me show you Why it's here. [LES PAUL / SHAMISEN BATTLE] [WORRY — LAYERED] But maybe— But maybe— But maybe— [COSMIC] Finish one thought. [WORRY] What if I fail? [COSMIC] Then we learn. [WORRY] What if I'm wrong? [COSMIC] Then we turn. [WORRY] What if I can't? [COSMIC] Then we build what you can. [WORRY] What if nobody understands? [COSMIC] You understand? [WORRY] ...yeah. [COSMIC] Start there. [STOMP] [CROWD] That's him. [COSMIC] No. That's you Remembering yourself. [ERHU] [BRIDGE — SHADOW] [SHADOW] You came looking For monsters once. [COSMIC] I remember. [SHADOW] Found me. [COSMIC] Yeah. [SHADOW] Tried to bury me. [COSMIC] Yeah. [SHADOW] Then what happened? [COSMIC] I listened. [SHADOW] And? [COSMIC] You weren't the monster. [SHADOW] Good. So what are you gonna do With them? [SILENCE] [COSMIC] Same thing you did For me. [SUB DROP] Train them. [MASSIVE RIFF] [FINAL RAP] Bring me Fear— I'll give it sight. Bring Anxiety— Teach it timing. Bring me Anger— Give it walls. Bring Worry— Put it writing. Bring the shame You hide at night. Bring the part You think ain't right. I don't promise I'll erase it. I teach you How to face it. Cards are my questions. Intuition's defense. Pendulum backup. Discernment makes sense. Shadow at my shoulder. Love in front of me. You thought I came back To fight the darkness— I came back To teach it Who it works for. [FINAL CHORUS] [CROWD] HE'S HERE! [COSMIC] And I know why. [CROWD] HE'S HERE! [COSMIC] No need to hide. [CROWD] HE'S HERE! [COSMIC] If the dark knows your name— Good. Now learn How to make it Stand beside you. [RIFF] [FEAR] So we work for you now? [COSMIC] No. [FEAR] Then who? [COSMIC] The person You were supposed To protect. [Silence] [SHADOW — LOW] Welcome home. [LES PAUL — 3 NOTES] [SHAMISEN ANSWERS] [SUB HIT] [END]
