[Intro: hypnotic piano, rolling 808] [Verse 1: fluid melodic sing-rap] I used to be a thousand shapes of clay Could turn into anything from day to day Then loving hands and years began to mold A beautiful creation I could finally hold [Pre-Chorus: ascending harmonies] But every curve that found its place Made other shapes impossible to trace [Chorus: soaring falsetto, rich chords] I'm beautiful because the fire changed me But sometimes I remember being free Before the kiln, before the final shape When every life was waiting there for me [Melodic 808 counterpoint] I love the vessel I've become Why do I miss the shapeless one? [Break: syncopated breakbeat, shimmering keys] [Bridge: stripped piano, aching melody] I couldn't hold the water then I needed fire to make me strong But all the shapes I might have been Still feel like somewhere I belong [Final Hook: layered octave harmonies] I wouldn't break what I have made To be the clay of yesterday [Outro: sustained unresolved chord] But sometimes I wish I could turn the wheel again.
