[start] [Intro | close male vocal | low | tense] Wait. Say that slower. No. No, say it right. [Verse 1 | restrained | shaking] Don’t laugh. Don’t make it small. You said nothing. Now it’s not your fault. I heard that switch. I heard it click. You moved the room and called me sick. Don’t touch me. I’m thinking. Don’t talk fast. I’m listening. [Pre-Chorus | rising | clipped] Look at me. Don’t look past me. [Chorus | explosive | screamed lead] SAY IT AGAIN! SAY IT AGAIN! No, look at me when you change the name. SAY IT AGAIN! SAY IT AGAIN! I almost believed you. I won’t do that again. [Verse 2 | darker | tighter rhythm] There it is. There’s the new version. Clean little cut. Same old person. You keep shaving truth down thin. Then act surprised when I don’t fit in. I loved you. God, I did. I hate that part. I hate this. [Pre-Chorus 2 | building | unstable] Say I’m wrong. Say I’m crazy. Say it clean. Make it pretty. [Chorus | bigger | screamed lead] SAY IT AGAIN! SAY IT AGAIN! No, look at me when you change the name. SAY IT AGAIN! SAY IT AGAIN! I almost believed you. I won’t do that again. [Breakdown | half-time | seething] No more. No more bending so your lie stands straight. No more bleeding just to keep your face. No more “calm down.” No more “wait.” No more me at your mistake. [Breakdown Climax | screamed | raw] I WAS THERE! I WAS THERE! [Bridge | sudden drop | exposed vocal] I want to miss you. I do. That’s the worst part. That’s the bruise. I want the old voice. I want the first truth. But you keep talking and I keep losing you. [Final Chorus | full catharsis | screamed and sung] SAY IT AGAIN! SAY IT AGAIN! No, look at me when you change the name. SAY IT AGAIN! SAY IT AGAIN! I almost believed you. I won’t do that again. SAY IT AGAIN! SAY IT AGAIN! Keep your story. Keep your stain. SAY IT AGAIN! SAY IT AGAIN! I know what happened. I won’t do this again. [Outro | exhausted | close] Wait. No. I heard enough. [end]
