[Verse 1 – restrained, persistent] I've sat in waiting rooms under fluorescent light. Another paper bracelet. Another sleepless night. You read the data back to me. You tell me what looks fine. I try to tell you something is taking pieces of my life. You ask me where it hurts. I don't know where to start. You get another normal test. I get another mark. [Verse 2 – gathering strength] One doctor drew the eyes. Another drew the mouth. Somebody saw the hands but couldn't make them out. I've given you the evidence. I've told you what it takes. How many pieces do you need before you give it a face? [Chorus – firm, rising] Give it a face. I need to see what's been taking pieces of me. Put every symptom in its proper place. If something's hunting me, give it a face. [Verse 3 – stronger, frustration building] The calendar got smaller. Then my whole life did too. My friends stopped asking if I'm coming. They already know the truth. One doctor sees the weakness. One hears my racing heart. Another treats the sleepless nights. Another treats the pain. Everybody finds a piece. Everybody knows their part. Then they send me through another door somewhere else to start. [Bridge – building, anger breaking through exhaustion] You keep looking at me like I'm the mystery. I'm not the one you're trying to identify. I'm the witness. This body is the scene. I've told you what it does. I've told you where it's been. So take what every doctor saw. Put every piece in place. You've had the pieces all along. Tell me— whose face is this? [Silence] [Final Chorus – powerful, resolute, full voice] Give it a face. I need to see what's been taking pieces of me. Put every symptom in its proper place. I don't need you to promise me I'm safe. I just need to know what I'm facing. Give it a face. [Outro – controlled, determined] I used to ask you to make it go away. I'm not asking that tonight. Take everything I've told you. Lay every piece in place. Before it takes what's left of me— please— give it a face. [Final piano strike]
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