Tipping Toes

🎙️ [Spoken Radio Intro — hushed, conspiratorial announcer] “Well now… not every fight’s won with a bang… Sometimes it’s the quiet ones… the ones you never hear comin’… So keep it down, folks… this one’s sneakin’ in…” 🎶 [Verse 1] Floorboards whisper under me Careful steps, no one sees Shadows bend where I compose A silent dance on tippin’ toes 🎶 [Verse 2] Lights flicker, hold your breath Every move could mean your death But I glide where danger grows Like a ghost on tippin’ toes 🎶 [Chorus] Tippin’ toes, don’t make a sound Move so light you don’t get found In a world that’s loud and cold Silence is worth more than gold Tippin’ toes, through the night Stay unseen, stay outta sight When the danger starts to close I slip away… on tippin’ toes 🎶 [Verse 3] Heard your guards talkin’ low Didn’t know I’d come and go By the time the alarm blows I’m long gone… on tippin’ toes 🎶 [Bridge — tense, whispery] Heartbeat loud, but I stay still Mind sharp, bendin’ will One wrong step and down it goes So I trust… my tippin’ toes 🎶 [Chorus — bigger, jazzy suspense] Tippin’ toes, slick and sly Fade away without goodbye In the dark where secrets flow I become what you don’t know Tippin’ toes, soft and slow Where I step, no one shows In the end, that’s how it goes I survive… on tippin’ toes 🎙️ [Outro — radio fade, whisper tone] “…if you heard somethin’ just now… …you didn’t.”