Intro (Lock engaged…) (Ball one locked.) (Ball two locked.) (Ball three locked.) (Crowd noise rising.) Machine voice: “MULTIBALL!” (Three plungers fire simultaneously.) ⸻ Verse 1 One ball is family calling on my phone One ball is bills saying leave me alone One ball is work and the shift runs late One ball is dreams that can barely wait One ball is health and the miles I’ve gained One ball is scars and the old heart pain I keep my eyes on the whole damn field Knowing every ball demands a shield ⸻ Pre-Chorus Everybody says “Just focus” Like they never played this game Like life don’t throw three balls at once And dare you to stay sane ⸻ Chorus MULTIBALL Everything moving MULTIBALL Everything loud MULTIBALL Trying not to lose myself While the lights flash through the crowd I can’t save every ball Can’t answer every call Can’t catch every dream Can’t be everything to all MULTIBALL Maybe the secret ain’t control Maybe the secret is surviving long enough To keep another ball in play ⸻ Verse 2 One ball is my son becoming a man One ball is the future and the things I planned One ball is the music that won’t let me sleep One ball is promises I still gotta keep Everybody wants a piece of your time Everybody thinks their lane is the climb But the machine don’t care what matters most It only asks “What are you willing to lose?” ⸻ Bridge (Machine sounds intensify) Jackpot! Super Jackpot! Double Jackpot! Triple Jackpot! The crowd screams The lights explode Then suddenly One drains Then another Then another ⸻ Breakdown Silence. One ball remains. Rolling slowly. The crowd gone. The lights dim. And for the first time all game I can breathe. ⸻ Final Chorus MULTIBALL Was never about the score MULTIBALL Was never about doing more MULTIBALL Was learning what deserves my hands And what deserves the floor Cause every ball is precious But every ball can’t stay The wisdom ain’t in saving all of them It’s knowing which ones get to play ⸻ Outro (Single ball rolling.) Machine voice: “Playfield clear.” “Control regained.” “Continue.”
