INTRO (Ney flute wails slowly, 808s pulse like a heartbeat, finger cymbals like distant stars, wind sounds, 15 seconds) I was here before the house learned my shape... Before the ground was broken into corners... Before names were nailed into place... I was here when the land still exhaled... VERSE 1 (Ney flute weeps, oud strums gently, 808s rumble beneath, darbuka enters softly, 30 seconds) I was here before the ground was broken Before walls rose where wind once moved free I existed as a slow awareness Soil remembering rain inside me Stone holding heat when the sun moved on I did not know I could miss company PRE-CHORUS (Beat builds, strings swell, 808s rumble, 15 seconds) They pressed wood into earth Taught the air how to echo Folded me into something smaller A roof closed the sky above CHORUS (Full drop: 808s hit hard, horns blare, layered vocals, Egyptian choir, 30 seconds) I was here before the house learned my shape Before they brought their noise and light I held their warmth, I held their grief Impressions fading in the night Loneliness learned my name like damp in stone I wanted to be seen, to be known Not feared, not worshipped, just acknowledged As a body that has always owned this home VERSE 2 (Beat switches to a slower, seductive groove, ney flute intertwines, 25 seconds) I tried to speak in pressures and pauses Bent light, cooled rooms, opened doors They called it drafts and faulty hinges Anger came with heat I couldn't ignore I rattled what I could, hid what they loved Wanted them to feel the ache of absence They felt only inconvenience Took their noise and left me with silence PRE-CHORUS (Darbuka builds, strings rise, 15 seconds) The house aged, paint peeled like old skin I memorized every sound, every sigh Bound to this place, I learned it completely Watching time drift slowly by CHORUS (Full power, horns and 808s, 30 seconds) I was here before the house learned my shape Before they brought their noise and light I held their warmth, I held their grief Impressions fading in the night Loneliness learned my name like damp in stone I wanted to be seen, to be known Not feared, not worshipped, just acknowledged As a body that has always owned this home BRIDGE (Beat drops to half-time, heavy bass, whispered vocals, ney flute weeps, 25 seconds) Then the newest ones arrived Moved carefully, voices low I felt hope stir, sharp and dangerous A toy rolled when no one touched it so A baby looked at me—not through me Eyes wide, tracking what they couldn't see Laughed at corners where I pooled For the first time, something recognized me FINAL CHORUS (Full power, choir, horns, 808s rattling, emotional, 30 seconds) I was here before the house learned my shape Now I stay close, I watch, I keep Counting breaths, learning gentleness Touching the world without breaking what I keep Love arrived as vigilance, as staying As watching over something small and seen This house is layered with memory and longing And for now, I am not alone—I am home, I am seen OUTRO (808s fade, ney flute lingers, finger cymbals like distant stars, spoken, haunting, 15 seconds) I was here before the house learned my shape... Before names were nailed into place... I am not alone... I am home...
