[Verse 1: Batter-ramming slab-chest male MC, batter-ramming, heavy] Apartment smells like cardboard and a life half sorted His sister took the photos, left the cables orphaned I volunteered the boxes because my hands needed work Grief talks less when the tape gun has to jerk First boxes easy, books and cords and cheap plates Last box waits like a dare beside the empty crates One strip left on the roll, translucent, stubborn, thin I pull it long and hear our chorus underneath my skin [Hook: Batter-ramming slab-chest male MC, loud, batter-ramming] This tear lands where our chorus used to land Same length, same breath, same half-built plan I came to pack the silence with a steady hand Seal the box, leave the room tone where we stand [Verse 2: Batter-ramming slab-chest male MC, batter-ramming, colder] We wrote that hook on a Tuesday when the rent was late Laughed like the laugh itself could renegotiate Now the laugh lives in the length of packing tape I draw Batter-ramming soft into a fact I never saw Hollow bass in my chest like a mic left on the stand Room-tone bed of traffic through the window fan I do not need a eulogy dressed up as a flex I need a tear that honors how we measured bars and checks [Verse 3: Batter-ramming slab-chest male MC, tape tear, batter-ramming] Tape tear splits on the downbeat I still feel I press the seal the way we used to bump a deal Sister in the hall asks if I want a coffee poured I shake my head, wipe dust, keep the work as chord Last box labeled kitchen even though it holds his leads Truth is every box holds something that still bleeds Packing Tear is not a gag and not a stunt for streams It is a friend who finishes the count inside the seams [Bridge: Batter-ramming slab-chest male MC, loud, batter-ramming] Pull the strip, feel the bar Tear on time, that is the scar Tape tear, room tone I pack him honest, not alone [Hook: Batter-ramming slab-chest male MC, loud, batter-ramming] This tear lands where our chorus used to land Same length, same breath, same half-built plan I came to pack the silence with a steady hand Seal the box, leave the room tone where we stand [Outro: Batter-ramming slab-chest male MC, quiet heavy, tape-snare rings out and fades] Tape tear, still sealing Tell the flat I meant the feeling [End]