DON'T SING IT

[Intro — distant / unstable] No— Don’t start again… I can hear it… [Verse 1] It slips in without a sound Like it’s always been there Between my thoughts In the quiet I try to focus on anything else To drown it out But it lingers Soft… and patient [Fragment] Not mine— …it’s not mine [Verse 2] It repeats the same few notes Like it’s testing the space Like it knows I’m listening Even when I don’t want to I hold my breath I stay still Like that could make it fade But it doesn’t [Pre-Chorus — tension] I won’t follow I won’t let it in I know what happens If I give in [Chorus — controlled resistance] I won’t sing it I won’t say the words I keep it buried Where it can’t be heard It’s not my voice It’s not my mind I won’t let it Rewrite mine I won’t sing it …I won’t [Post-Chorus — whisper echo] Snip no… [Verse 3 — crack forming] It gets closer when I fight it Like it feeds on the distance Like it wants me to hear it Clearer Every pause I leave open It fills it Every silence Is never empty anymore [Fragment] (It’s still there) (It’s getting closer) [Build — slipping control] I try to block it out But I already know The melody… Before it plays [Chorus — unstable] I won’t sing it I won’t let it through But it moves in rhythm With everything I do It’s in my breath It’s in my head I try to stop it— But it spreads I won’t— …I won’t— [Bridge — breaking / overlap] snip No. snip snip Stop— snip snip I said stop— [Break — first slip] Snip… —no— [Final Build — losing control] It’s already there I can feel it In the words I haven’t said [Final Chorus — surrender / merge] Snip… snip… No— I didn’t— Little thread… Stop— stop— We are close… (voice overlapping / fading resistance) I won’t— …closer now… Don’t resist… [Outro — quiet possession] …I didn’t mean to… (whisper) Stay… Snip... snip... …together