[0:00 – Intro | slap bass groove, filtered guitar, DJ scratch FX] [spoken/half-rap tone, loose swagger] [0:04] Yeah… turn it up [0:06] Let it breathe [0:08] Say less— [0:10] I don’t need your energy ⸻ [0:12 – Verse 1 | syncopated bass, tight drums] [0:12] I disappear just to find my head [0:16] Then I come back loud, leave a mark instead [0:20] Heard you talking sideways—cool, that’s fine [0:24] I don’t walk your line, never been that kind [0:28] Burned out twice, still I’m not done [0:32] Third wind rising like a loaded sun [0:36] If we’re all stuck in this echo chamber [0:40] Who else here don’t need the savior? ⸻ [0:44 – Pre-Chorus | tension build, guitar stabs] [0:44] You can try to shape me [0:47] But I won’t bend ⸻ [0:50 – Chorus | melodic lift + punch] [0:50] All around the world, I feel the friction [0:54] Every voice caught in contradiction [0:58] I could fake it, play the part [1:02] But I won’t trade in who I are [1:06] All around the world, I hear the noise [1:10] Everybody trying to fill the void [1:14] I could care—but I don’t [1:18] I could care—but I won’t ⸻ [1:22 – Verse 2 | funk-metal push, percussive guitar] [1:22] Polished faces, plastic smiles [1:26] Selling trends in shorter cycles [1:30] New age hype with a vintage mask [1:34] Want the old me? That’s a past I passed [1:38] Fast lanes, horsepower dreams [1:42] Still can’t quiet the inner screams [1:46] Give me silence over your applause [1:50] I don’t play by your made-up laws ⸻ [1:54 – Pre-Chorus] [1:54] You can try to break me [1:57] But I transcend ⸻ [2:00 – Chorus | thicker layers] [2:00] All around the world, I feel the friction [2:04] Every voice caught in contradiction [2:08] I could fake it, play the part [2:12] But I won’t trade in who I are ⸻ [2:16 – Bridge | breakdown, spoken/whisper → build] [2:16] Strip it down… what’s left inside? [2:20] Not your image… not your guide [2:24] Tear it up… rebuild again [2:28] Let the real come crashing in ⸻ [2:32 – Groove Section | bass/drums pocket, rhythmic hits] [2:32] Build it up— [2:34] break it down [2:36] Turn it in— [2:38] turn around [2:40] Say it loud— [2:42] don’t pretend [2:44] Start it over— [2:46] start again ⸻ [2:48 – Final Chorus | full release, melodic + aggressive blend] [2:48] All around the world, I feel the friction [2:52] Every voice caught in contradiction [2:56] I could fake it, play the part [3:00] But I won’t trade in who I are [3:04] All around the world, I hear the noise [3:08] Everybody trying to fill the void [3:12] I could care—but I don’t [3:16] I could care—but I won’t ⸻ [3:20 – Outro | delay tails, bass fade] [3:20] Look me in the eyes when you speak [3:24] Say it straight—no disguise, no deceit [3:28] Yeah… that’s right
