PERCΞPTION (feat. SI:REN)

[Intro – SI:REN (Female, whispery, controlled, close-mic)] You see what you want to see… That was never me. You framed a silhouette… Called it identity. [(Silence — low rumble builds)] ⸻ [Verse 1 – VE:NOM (Male, low, steady, restrained)] You built a story in your head Turned my silence into threat Painted shadows on my face Called it truth without a trace Fear dressed up as confidence Growth reduced to coincidence Every move I ever made Filtered through your masquerade [(Beat begins creeping in)] ⸻ [Pre-Chorus – SI:REN (Female, calm, surgical)] You don’t know me You don’t own me You just frame me To control me Surface vision No incision Power mistaken For precision ⸻ [DROP / Hook – VE:NOM lead, SI:REN low harmony] You may have a perception But it’s misconception We don’t live inside Your projection You say you see us clearly But your lens is bent What you call revelation Is distortion sent [(Kick hits harder here — root pulse locked)] ⸻ [Verse 2 – SI:REN (Female, sharp, rhythmic, confident)] You saw control Where there was care Called it distance When I needed air You liked me quiet Half-alive Easy to label Easy to define But I don’t shrink To fit your mind I expand Beyond design ⸻ [Verse 3 – VE:NOM (Male, grounded, controlled intensity)] I believed it for a minute Started doubting what I knew Let your voice rewrite my image Like it always told the truth You said it’s all inside my head So I questioned what I felt Every tremor, every signal Like my body never spoke [(Beat strips back slightly here)] ⸻ [DROP / Hook – VE:NOM lead, SI:REN low harmony] You may have a perception But it’s misconception We don’t live inside Your projection You say you see us clearly But your lens is bent What you call revelation Is distortion sent [(Kick hits harder here — root pulse locked)] ⸻ [Bridge – SI:REN (Female, intimate but firm)] You called me dramatic Said I made it up So I searched for proof That I was enough But the only thing distorted Was the doubt you fed Perception isn’t power When it lives in your head ⸻ [Final Drop – BOTH (Layered, grounded, wider harmonies)] You may have a perception But it’s misconception We are not Your projection Talk about our shadow Twist what we represent But the mirror never lies It only shows what’s bent ⸻ [Outro – SI:REN (whisper, fading)] Perception… Projection… Reflection…