[Intro | spoken chat over the riddim, dry and close-mic'd, half a bar behind] Yeah. Four wall lock. Outside dem see di smile, enuh. Dem nuh know weh gwaan when di door shut. [Verse 1 | behind-the-beat singjay flow, half-time drawl, rhymes landing on beat 4] Mi walk pon di road wid a laugh pon mi face Tell every bredda say mi good inna di place Smile fi di crowd mek dem feel like mi fine Act like yuh leaving never cross pon mi mind Quarter past three when mi turn off di light Shadows a stretch in di middle of di night Room get so cold and di walls closing in Losing di battle dat mi swore mi would win [Pre-Chorus | melodic lift, drums drop to cross-stick and sub] Mi front fi di street, pretend mi alright (Pretend mi alright) Strong inna daylight, broken a night [Chorus | lovers rock singjay delivery, open vowel sustain, warm bassline drop] Nobody know but me (Dem cyaan see) How deep di cut a bleed Laugh when dem look pon mi Cry when yuh set mi free Four wall a close pon mi Nobody know but me [Verse 2 | triplet melodic flow, sing-song cadence, increasing vocal grit] Shoulda hold yuh hand when yuh pack up di bag Pride mek mi stand up and wave out di flag Taxi a honk and mi mouth never move Too much a ego wid nothing fi prove Now morning come, hit di dust pon di road Searching fi track fi go lighten di load Angel walk out and mi world tumble down Calling yuh name when there’s nobody round [Pre-Chorus | melodic lift, drums drop to cross-stick and sub] Mi front fi di street, pretend mi alright (Pretend mi alright) Strong inna daylight, broken a night [Chorus | lovers rock singjay delivery, open vowel sustain, warm bassline drop] Nobody know but me (Dem cyaan see) How deep di cut a bleed Laugh when dem look pon mi Cry when yuh set mi free Four wall a close pon mi Nobody know but me [Bridge | strip to sub bass and skanking guitar, vocal flips to falsetto on "gone", intimate] Coulda tell yuh stay (Stay wid me) Watch yuh walk away Now di bed feel wide and mi spirit feel torn Cursing every breath since di day yuh did gone [Final Chorus | lead doubled, warm vocal harmonies in thirds, heavy dub delay throws] Nobody know but me (Dem cyaan see) How deep di cut a bleed (A bleed so deep) Laugh when dem look pon mi Cry when yuh set mi free Four wall a close pon mi Nobody know but me (Nobody know, nobody know) [Outro | spoken chat fading over riddim, tape echo on snare, rolling sub] Yeah. Out pon di street man haffi stand firm. Cyaan let dem see di teardrop fall. Only di four wall know. (Nobody know) Only di pillow hear mi whisper. Walk good, baby. (Nobody know but me)
