[Intro] [Atmospheric] [Filtered pads] [Male whispered] Since kindergarten… [Female echoed] they teach us to round… the edges… [Verse 1] [Male Vocals] [Urgent] They teach us to raise our hands before our doubts To choose carefully the words before expressing our thoughts We learned early what not to say What might sound too much, not okay We learned that silence avoids trouble Complex answers only muddle [Pre-Chorus] [Building] [Both building harmony] We learned to color inside the lines They told us it's polite, it's fine We didn't know we were trimming our voices to fit A sanitized discourse… [Chorus / Drop 1] [Drop] [Half-time] [Duet] [Aggressive] [Harmonies] Our words skim the surface Like a stone refusing the river Controlled rebounds Each time shorter, no intent to go under Never meant to deliver, never meant to go further A master craft: Sanitized discourse [Breakdown] [Female lead] [Vulnerable] [Pads] Later on, we learned the tone, the balance To posture, the neutral stance Saying something, anything to save face Say enough to sound involved Never enough to take a place [Verse 2] [Male Vocals] [Intense] We learned refined terms, complicated just enough to impress To turn anger into syntax, to breathe is to bless Our updated language at its best Don't say anything that might divide Keep everything inside (Rather keep everything inside) [Pre-Chorus] [Both] [Rising tension] Our words skim the surface… Like a stone… refusing the river… [Chorus / Drop 2] [Big Drop] [Half-time heavier] [Duet intense] [Harmonies soaring] [Glitchy chops] Our words skim the surface Like a stone refusing the river Controlled rebounds Each time shorter, no intent to go under Never meant to deliver, never meant to go further A master craft: Sanitized discourse [Bridge / Final Build] [Female soaring ad-libs] [Male raw response] Keep it inside… (inside…) [Outro] [Fade] [Echoes] [Both fading] Sanitized… discourse…
