Oh... I'm sorry. You thought I wasn't listening? ... I wasn't silent. I was collecting. Verse 1 I was watching before I ever tried to explain. Counting every crack, every lie, every change. You were busy talking, trying to prove you were right. I was memorizing patterns in the middle of the fight. You mistook my silence for an empty room. Didn't see the storm forming behind the mask you knew. I wasn't lost. I was loading. I wasn't broken. I was folding. Every word you threw at me became another piece. Every move you made became another key. Hook I didn't say a damn word... And you still told me everything. I watched you build the cage while you handed me the key. Aha... Look closer. The mime was never blind. The one pretending not to see... was watching the whole time. Verse 2 You wanted a reaction. You wanted me to crack. Wanted me to show my hand so you could attack. But I learned from shadows. I learned from pain. I learned the quietest people can remember every name. You heard nothing. That was your mistake. Silence isn't empty. It's where the hunters wait. I don't need to scream to shake the foundation. I just remove the mask... and change the conversation. Bridge The room goes quiet. The lights go dim. Everybody asks: "When did this begin?" ... Before you noticed. Before you knew. Before I ever explained myself to you. Final Hook I'm the mime with the thousand eyes. The ghost you overlooked. The page you skipped over... in the story you wrote. I wasn't hiding. I was observing. I wasn't gone. I was returning. So laugh again. Say I never spoke. Funny... You heard me best when I never opened my throat.
