[Verse 1] Fiona Levit born in Englewood ten nights from January nineteen ninety-two First seven years New York metro air absorbed a city before she had a name [Pre-Chorus] At seven she moved to London stone professional ambitions and healthcare costs She takes all three she takes all three London made the cut and she knows why [Chorus] Double register double register English calm American fire Double register double register People can’t quite place her and that’s the wire [Double Time] Received pronunciation with American idiom dry on the surface sharp underneath She walks in both worlds then slips through seams asset, not a problem that’s how she speaks [Verse 2] Annual returns to the NY metro grandparents in NJ still holding the line Disney trip blur and one Midwest run Chicago, St Louis confirmed the coastline She knows New York like a regular seat not a tourist stare but a place she keeps [Pre-Chorus] UCLA computer science and engineering open hands and ambiguity Berkeley after MSc depth West Coast taught her how to breathe [Chorus] Double register double register English calm American fire Double register double register People can’t quite place her and that’s the wire [Bridge] First role was ugly HP server phones second and third line stress in the bones Broken systems and clients on edge she learned the stack from the bottom ledge [Final Chorus] Double register double register English calm American fire Double register double register Started at the bottom now she knows the wire Double register double register People can’t quite place her and that’s the spark
