Title: “The Second Voice” Lyrics [Low Voices] Mmm… mmm… [Lead] I had the words lined up. [Small Group Echo] Lined up. [Lead] Sharp enough to cut. [Chorus] Cut what? [Lead] I had my answer ready [Small Group Echo] Ready. [Lead] before the room opened up. [Chorus] Let it open. [Lead] The first voice wanted daylight. [Chorus] Wanted the room. [Lead] The second one waited [Chorus completes] for something more true. [All Voices] Wait for the second voice. Wait for the wider view. The first one wants the room. The next one tells the truth. Don’t spend it too early. Don’t dress it to win. Let the first thought pass, then let the real one in. [Lead] I carried my reason [Small Group] like a stone. [Lead] Held it in my mouth [Chorus] too long. [Lead] I wanted the moment [Small Group] to bend my way. [Lead] But the moment had no interest [Chorus completes] in what I came to say. [All Voices] Wait for the second voice. Wait for the wider view. The first one wants the room. The next one tells the truth. Don’t spend it too early. Don’t dress it to win. Let the first thought pass, then let the real one in. [Lead] There was heat in the body. [Chorus] That wasn’t wisdom. [Lead] There was proof in my pocket. [Chorus] That wasn’t peace. [Lead] There was a line I could cross [Small Group] and feel righteous. [Lead] But once it left my mouth, [Chorus completes] it would not come back clean. [All Voices, softer] Wait for the second voice. Wait for the wider view. The first one wants the room. The next one tells the truth. [Overlapping Voices] Not yet. Not that. Say less. Step back. [Lead] I thought silence meant losing. [Chorus] Losing. [Lead] But silence kept the shape. [Chorus] Kept the shape. [Lead] I thought waiting meant weakness. [Chorus] Weakness. [Lead] But waiting held the gate. [Chorus] Held the gate. [Final All Voices] Wait for the second voice. Wait for the wider view. The first one wants the room. The next one tells the truth.