[Intro] (upright bass solo, walking slow, no piano) (piano enters with right hand improvised melody, left hand sparse chords) [Verse 1] (voice low, entering over bass and piano) The record said what the room could not The pattern matched before I looked I gave the name to what was wrong But not to what it took [Verse 2] (space between lines, piano improvises between vocal phrases) Someone somewhere reading the same record I'm here reading what it shows Not knowing if correct is enough Just knowing what the data knows [Chorus] (soft but clear, grounded warmth) The diagnosis That's the word Still in the file Still holding true The diagnosis Nothing explains the rest Just the finding and the silence Still reading through [Verse 3] (voice near speaking, piano answers each line) Chart came in… and held the name A patient on the floor… a face without a frame I let the record… say what it says Not every finding… names what stays [Outro] (almost silent, piano fades to single notes) Still reading now… soft and plain Same careful finding… again and again Let the chart settle… let the name start Still diagnosing quietly… still.
