[Intro – Clean guitar riff, slow build] [Verse 1] The room is a riot of tongues on fire I hold my shape like a stone in the wire You talk in circles, I count the cracks I don’t pour fuel, I just state the facts My silence isn’t empty, it’s a loaded room Every word I keep kills a coming doom (short, sharp guitar riff – distorted, three power chords) [Chorus] Stoic tea, no steam to spill Quiet war, unbreakable will I don’t break the cup to find the leaf I am the calm after disbelief (Yeah) – say my name when the noise is done (Oh) – I’m the solution, not the gun [Guitar riff – melodic, climbing, then crashing down] [Verse 2] They ask me to choose a side of the fence I ask them which wound makes the most sense My words are stones, not sand in the wind One sentence lands where a war might begin You want a hero with a bloody fist? I give you a door that still exists (guitar riff – staccato, syncopated, over a heavy bassline) [Chorus] Stoic tea, no steam to spill Quiet war, unbreakable will I don’t break the cup to find the leaf I am the calm after disbelief (Yeah) – say my name when the noise is done (Oh) – I’m the solution, not the gun (Adlib – screamed softly, then spoken: There is no tea… only truth.) [Bridge – drums drop out, lone distorted guitar chord ringing] I don’t need a headline, I don’t need a grave Just one ear that remembers what the thoughtful gave Minimal casualties, maximum grace You swing your hammer – I build a new place (guitar swell, then full band crash) [Chorus – half-time feel, crowd vocals implied] Stoic tea… no steam to spill (no steam) Quiet war… unbreakable will (unbreakable) I don’t break the cup to find the leaf I am the calm after disbelief (Adlib – raw, powerful: Listen.) [Outro – guitar riff fades in and out like a heartbeat] You spill your chaos I steep my peace When you run out of enemies I’ll still have my stoic tea (single guitar note rings – then silence)
