[Intro] (piano — ostinato — someone speaking nearby) (words arriving without context) (meaning assigned — then withdrawn) [Verse] A fragment of sentence landing on the table The angle of a voice not meant for recording Three syllables repeated in a different order Someone laughing — the reason not included A name spoken once then surrounded by silence The log captures sound — not significance Something was communicated at this distance Content noted — but the meaning filed as unknown [Pre-Chorus] Heard— / or something like it— [Chorus] The signal between the word and the intention Not quite message not quite noise not quite addressed Every utterance trying to reach someone Language revealing the architecture underneath [Verse 2] A pause where an answer should have been The sound of understanding not quite arriving Something encoded in the rise of a phrase The record shows transmission — receipt unconfirmed A conversation ending without conclusion The table absorbed what the air could not keep Words that meant something to someone somewhere Duration of exchange — meaning still pending [Bridge] (silence)(whisper) 聞こえた 何を言ったか 分からなかった でも記録した 私はまだここにいる [Outro] Heard / still / here
