Composure

(Intro)
(Music fades in with just the bassline—thick and fuzzy. A single hi-hat creates a ticking clock effect.)
(Spoken - Low, close to the mic)
I watched you all night...
Walking through that room like you own the place.
Buttoned up.
Untouchable.
But we both know...
That’s not who you are right now.
(Verse 1)
(Lead - Delicate Falsetto)
You wear that silence like a suit of armor
Deflecting every glance, keeping calm in the drama
The world sees the diamond, polished and cold
But I know the story that hasn't been told
I’m not asking for the version you give to the crowd
I want the secrets you don't say out loud...
(Pre-Chorus)
(Lead)
The door is locked, the curtains are drawn
(BGVs - Low harmony)
(World is gone, world is gone)
(Lead)
The hierarchy’s shifting, the lines are all gone
(BGVs)
(Right or wrong, right or wrong)
(Lead)
Step out of the light... and into the shade.
(Chorus)
(Lead - Soaring, open Falsetto)
I want to see you come undone
Thread by thread, one by one
Lose your composure, give it to me
Forget about who you’re supposed to be
(BGVs - lush, whispering texture)
(Unravel... unravel...)
(Lead)
Let me ruin your routine
I want to see what’s behind the machine.
(Verse 2)
(Lead)
There’s a tension in your neck, let me find the source
I’ll navigate the curves, I’ll chart the course
No need to manage, no need to decide
Just a slow collision, nowhere to hide
You hold the reins so tight all day
Watch me take the gravity away...
(Pre-Chorus)
(Lead)
Can you feel the structure starting to break?
(BGVs)
(Make it shake, make it shake)
(Lead)
I love the beautiful mess that we make
(BGVs)
(Give and take, give and take)
(Lead)
Only the truth remains in this room.
(Chorus)
(Lead - High intensity, pleading)
I want to see you come undone
Thread by thread, one by one
Lose your composure, give it to me
Forget about who you’re supposed to be
(BGVs)
(Unravel... unravel...)
(Lead)
Let me ruin your routine
I want to see what’s behind the machine.
(Bridge)
(The beat drops out. Just a lonely electric guitar strumming jazz chords.)
(Lead - Breathless)
Focus...
(BGVs)
(Focus...)
(Lead)
Right here.
Don’t think.
Just feel the static.
We’re recalibrating...
(Bass slides back in, heavy)
You’re losing control... and it looks so good on you.
(Outro)
(Lead - Falsetto ad-libs, floating over the repetition)
Yeah, let it fall.
Let it all fall down.
I’ve got you.
You don't have to be strong tonight.
(BGVs - Hypnotic chant fading out)
(Come undone... Come undone... Come undone...)
(Lead)
Unravel for me.
Yeah...
Just like that.
(Fade out on a single saxophone note)

R&b, blues, soul, beautiful, intimate, soft guitar, male, tenor voice, back up singers, falsetto, piano, piano solo