[Intro, Soft Piano, Fingerpicked Acoustic Guitar, Quiet Atmosphere] (soft piano, no drums yet) [Verse 1, Hushed Male Vocal, Intimate Delivery, Sparse Instrumentation] Da boyz keep askin', "You still good, ya git?" An' I say da only words I ever knew fit Dakka dakka, dakka dakka, dat's me, dat's all But somethin' in me ain't answerin' da call [Pre-Chorus, Slight Emotional Build, Distant War Drum Enters] I keep sayin' it louder so nobody hears Da quiet part underneath, all dese years [Chorus, Emotional Restraint, Weathered Vocal, Subtle Harmony] When they ask if I'm okay I just say dakka dakka But I'm not dakka dakka Not dakka dakka no more Dey hear da word an' dey walk away Never knowin' what it's coverin' for Dakka dakka... but I'm not dakka dakka Not no more [Verse 2, Fingerpicked Guitar, Soft Piano, Quiet Reflection] Used to be da sound of me feelin' alive Charge into da noise, brothers by my side Now I say it soft, like a habit, like a scar Dakka dakka don't mean nothin' from dis far [Bridge, Guitar and Voice Only, Near Silence, Intimate Close Vocal] (quiet, guitar and voice only) I ain't got no word for dis No word for tired, no word for lost Just da one dey taught me An' it don't fit no more [Verse 3, Soft War Drum Returns, Restrained Emotion] So I keep on sayin' it, over an' over again Hopin' if I say it enough, maybe I'll believe it den But da boyz just nod an' walk on by Never seein' what's behind my eyes [Final Chorus, Stripped Back, Single Guitar, Near-Breaking Vocal, Emotional Peak] (stripped back further, single guitar, voice near-breaking) When they ask if I'm okay I just say dakka dakka But I'm not dakka dakka Not dakka dakka no more Dey hear da word an' dey walk away Never knowin' what it's coverin' for Dakka dakka... but I'm not dakka dakka Not no more [Outro, Barely Audible, Whispered Vocal, Piano Fade, End] When they ask if I'm okay... Dakka dakka... Not dakka dakka... (barely a whisper) ...not no more
