[Intro - two fingertip taps] Tap. Tap. [Lead] That was an offer. Not an obligation. [Verse 1 - Lead] Under the brass and the low-end weather, past the glasses turning blue, I sent two taps across the table, then left the next small move to you. No spotlight held you to an answer. No friend leaned in to make it loud. One clear signal in a public room, small enough to leave the crowd. [Answer Voice] One tap: I heard you. Two taps: come near. A flat hand: not tonight. [Lead] All three answers clear. [Chorus - alternating voices] Private signal under all this sound. I can send it. You can answer. Either one can turn it down. Private signal, bright and small and true. Nothing taken by the asking. Nothing owed for coming through. [Deep-house passage - glass droplets and wordless exchange] [Lead] Mm-ah. [Answer] Mm-mm. [Lead] Ah-ah? [Answer] Mm-ah. [Verse 2 - Answer Voice] I saw you leave the space beside me, not a trap dressed up as room. I moved my glass, then moved my chair leg. You let the moment choose its bloom. The bass kept every table shaking. Your eyes did not demand a stay. I tapped twice against the dark wood. You smiled once and looked away. [Pre-Chorus - both, separated left and right] Ask without leaning. Answer without debt. Leave enough distance for the answer to be kept. [Chorus - alternating voices] Private signal under all this sound. I can send it. You can answer. Either one can turn it down. Private signal, bright and small and true. Nothing taken by the asking. Nothing owed for coming through. [Dub Break - instrumental, taps migrate across stereo] Tap. Tap. Hold. Answer. Release. [Final Chorus - both voices remain distinct] Private signal under all this sound. We both sent it. We both answered. We can still turn it down. Private signal, not a lock or proof. Just a chosen little current with enough space for the truth. [Outro - one red relay click] [Lead] Signal complete. [Answer] For now.
