[Intro — pure silence for 4 bars, then single low tone] [Build — bass and breath sounds layering, 12 bars] [Verse 1 — spoken, intimate] Before you had a name Before you had a face Before they handed you A history to chase You were already here Already complete Already everything You'd spend a lifetime trying to be [Drop 1 — full groove erupts from the silence] [8 bars instrumental] [Verse 2 — slightly stronger] Then came the mirror Then came the word Then came the version That everyone heard And you believed it God you believed it Wore it like a second Skin over your skin [Hook — hypnotic, circular, repeating] Before the story Before the name Before the mirror You were already flame Already flame Already flame [Drop 2 — deepest darkest groove, floor owns this] [20 bars instrumental — longest drop yet] [Bridge — everything gone, just breath and one bass note] What were you Before they told you What you were [Silence — 2 full bars] [Final Drop — erupts from silence, no words, pure release, biggest of all] [Outro — single tone returns, fades to breath, breath fades to nothing]
