[Intro] (Spoken over a single harp glissando and a held harmonica note) Polo energy(Whisper echo fading out) Polo Energy (Beat drops — soft 808s, fingerpicked guitar) Polo Energy……Yeah. It happened again. Third time this week. You laughed at something dumb I said… And my whole chest forgot how to work. This ain't supposed to happen. We're just… friends. Right? --- [Verse 1] (Sung — breathy, vulnerable) We was cool before the shift Just two people in the same split Of late nights and takeout boxes Now I'm saving all your quotes like locksmith boxes I didn't plan the radar to turn on You was just a name in my phone, now you're a whole song Every conversation plants a different kind of seed One that grows in the dark where nobody else can see I tolerate the world. But you? I want the noise I used to hate that laugh — now I replay it like a choice What happened to the schedule? The wall I built so high? You climbed it without asking, and now I don't want you to leave the sky --- [Hook] (Sung — full arrangement: flutes, harps, soft 808s) And I can't tell if this is love or just a long blink But every time you look at me, my whole foundation sinks I find a new thing to adore in the way you hold a cup And my brain won't let it go — it just won't shut up What if I say something and the friendship cracks? What if you never saw me like that? So I'll keep it in the cathedral of my ribs And love you from a distance — that's the way it is --- [Verse 2] (Rapped — internal, frantic, but controlled) Now my mind does the math at 3 AM in the dark Every glance you gave me — was that a spark or just a remark? You touched my shoulder once. Lasted two seconds flat. I wrote a whole novel in that space. Imagine that. And the worst part? You trust me. For real. You tell me 'bout your crushes, your fears, how you feel And I'm supposed to nod like a friend, like a wall While my heart does gymnastics every time you call What if I told you? What if the whole vibe flips? You start second-guessing every road trip, every late-night clip You pull back slow like I'm dangerous now And I lose the only thing that taught me how to breathe out So I stay quiet. Play the role. Be the friend you need. Even if it means I watch you fall for someone else — and succeed. That's the cruelest part of this unexpected game You don't even know you're the reason I forgot my own name --- [Hook] (Repeats — more layered, more painful) And I can't tell if this is love or just a long blink But every time you look at me, my whole foundation sinks I find a new thing to adore in the way you hold a cup And my brain won't let it go — it just won't shut up What if I say something and the friendship cracks? What if you never saw me like that? So I'll keep it in the cathedral of my ribs And love you from a distance — that's the way it is --- [Bridge] (Spoken-sung — just harmonica, harp, and a single tom-tom) (Whispered, then breaking) Maybe you feel it too. Maybe you're just as scared. Maybe we're both standing on the same tightrope Pretending there's no air. Or maybe I'm crazy. Maybe it's all in my head. Maybe friendship is all we were ever supposed to be And I'm the one who misread. So I'll harbor it. Build a vault in my chest. And every time you smile at me like that… I'll pretend it's just a test. --- [Outro] (Beat almost gone — just voice and a single flute) (Sung softly, like a secret you'll never tell) I wonder if you'd be surprised. If you knew what lives behind my eyes. Not a confession. Not a plea. Just… You. Everywhere inside of me. (Flute holds one note. Harmonica bends. Silence.)
