[Intro | chopped soul glow | dry close vocal | nervous gold] # room tone You said, “later” (later) I heard, “never” (never) You said, “later” I heard **leave** # small breath [Verse 1 | groove enters | soft clap | present-day kitchen light] You put your keys on the table Like you always do I watched your hand move slow Like it had bad news You said you were tired I said, “tired of me?” You blinked like a stranger Trying not to bleed [Pre-Chorus | bass opens | vocal double low | old fear rising] I know what you said I know what I heard They were not the same They were not the words # not the words / not the words [Chorus | full French house lift | vocoder stack | panic under glitter] You said, “later” (later) I heard, “never” (never) You said, “later” I heard **leave** You came closer (closer) I went under (under) You said, “baby” I heard **please** [Post-Chorus | chopped vocal loop | warm crowd shadow] Wrong voice Wrong room Wrong night Wrong you # wrong you / wrong you [Verse 2 | groove tightens | vocal more exposed | smarter wound] I keep blaming the moment But the moment was clean You were only at the doorway I was already fifteen I made you the villain Before you could speak Then hated your shadow For looking like me [Pre-Chorus | drums thin | low pulse | realization clicks] I know what you said I know what I heard My mouth made a trial From innocent words # innocent words / innocent words [Chorus | brighter return | hands-up confession | bittersweet lift] You said, “later” (later) I heard, “never” (never) You said, “later” I heard **leave** You came closer (closer) I went under (under) You said, “baby” I heard **please** [Bridge | half-time haze | younger voice tucked left | perspective shifts] Don’t trust the quiet Don’t trust the door That’s what I learned On a hallway floor If they say “soon” It means “alone” If they say “love” Don’t let them close # younger voice: run # adult voice: stay # younger voice: run # adult voice: stay [Breakdown | kick absent | dry lead | present returns] You said, “later” I heard, “never” You said, “later” I heard **leave** # I know / I know / I know [Final Chorus | euphoric filter lift | crowd stack | human-vocoder blend] You said, “later” (later) I heard, “never” (never) You said, “later” I heard **leave** You came closer (closer) I went under (under) You said, “baby” I heard **please** You said, “later” (later) I heard, “never” (never) You said, “later” I heard **leave** [Outro | filters closing | bare human voice | shame-soft] Wrong voice Wrong room Wrong night Wrong you # not you # not you # it was never you
