[OPEN] You said “fine.” With your mouth. Your face filed a separate report. [BEAT] I said “nothing.” You looked at me for four full seconds. Fair. [VERSE] There's what you say. There's how you say it. Then there's your teeth doing that little thing when you're trying not to smile. That's evidence. I'd like it noted. [HOOK] Don't tell me. Not yet. Say it with your teeth. Hold the word behind them. Let me get it wrong beautifully. Don't tell me. I can hear it before you speak. [VERSE 2] You moved closer. Could've been crowded. Room was empty. Strong defence. I looked away. Could've been manners. Wasn't. We're both doing terrible work here. [BREAK] [You] “So?” [Me] “So what?” [You] “You know.” [Me] “I genuinely don't.” [Pause] [Me] That's a lie. [FINAL] Don't tell me. Not yet. [FINAL] Don't tell me. Not yet. Let the whole stupid sentence sit right there. One breath. Then finally, very simply: Say it. [CUT INTO FINAL GROOVE]
