[Intro — spoken] You’re listening for it That’s the problem [Verse 1] Used to hear it coming down the block Engines idle, boots, a gathering shock Neighbors watching, signals in the air If it happened, you knew it was there People moved when the pattern showed Eyes on the street, tracking the flow It had a shape you could recognize A moment in time, a visible line [Pre-Chorus] You could point You could say You could mark Where it stayed [Chorus] Your whistle doesn’t work anymore There’s no moment like before No single place, no signal to warn It’s already there when you’re at the door Your whistle doesn’t work anymore You can’t track what you can’t restore It’s not arriving — it’s already formed It’s built into what you thought was normal [Verse 2] Traffic stop on an empty street Routine check, nothing looks deep No headline, no gathered force But the question shifts on its course Patrol car, standard exchange Then the scope begins to change Not a raid, not a staged event But the function is present where you went [Bridge — stripped] No edge No start No outside No part [Break — whisper / minimal beat] You’re waiting for the signal There isn’t one [Chorus — lift] Your whistle doesn’t work anymore There’s no moment like before No single place, no signal to warn It’s already there when you’re at the door [Outro — spoken] You can’t detect What has no entrance
