[Intro] Keep it in the silence Let it build again [Verse 1 – close, restrained] Every word you try to sell Builds a cage you know too well Everything you try to hide Sits heavy inside You don’t say it straight You just let it sit Everything you hold back Stays with it [Pre-Chorus – tension] Push me down — I don’t stay there Cross the line — I don’t break [Chorus – wider, controlled, repeatable] What if I say I’m not like the others? What if I say I won’t play your game? You wear it like a disguise now I see through every face What if I say I don’t move like you do? What if I say I won’t stay the same? You can keep what you’re holding I’m not built that way [Verse 2 – grounded, direct] Every time you try to shape it I can feel it shift Everything you try to bury Doesn’t stay like that You keep going in circles Like it won’t show through But it always comes back up In everything you do [Pre-Chorus – tension] Push me down — I don’t stay there Cross the line — I don’t break [Chorus – wider, layered] What if I say I’m not like the others? What if I say I won’t play your game? You wear it like a disguise now I see through every face What if I say I don’t move like you do? What if I say I won’t stay the same? You can keep what you’re holding I’m not built that way [Bridge – drop, controlled] Say it again Like I don’t hear it Say it again Like I’ll believe it You keep pushing it down Like it disappears But it’s right there now Clear [Final Chorus – biggest, layered] What if I say I’m not like the others? What if I say I won’t play your game? You wear it like a disguise now I see through every face What if I say I don’t move like you do? What if I say I won’t stay the same? You can keep what you’re holding I’m not built that way [Outro – fade] Keep it in the silence Let it end that way
