Once

Verse 1

I don’t chase echoes down empty halls

Don’t knock twice on a closing wall

I say it clean, I say it plain

No disguise, no second frame

I step forward just one inch

Then I let the moment flinch

Silence answers louder still

Truth reveals itself at will

Pre-Chorus

I’ve learned attention has a sound

It moves—or dies—when set down

Chorus

I show interest once

I watch what happens next

No pressure, no repeat

No need to overtext

If it blooms, it blooms

If it doesn’t, it tells

I show interest once

And the truth shows itself

Verse 2

I’ve lived inside the static hum

Of guessing games and “maybe” runs

But patterns don’t lie when you pause

And distance always has a cause

I don’t fear the door that stays shut

That’s just clarity doing its job

What’s meant to meet me halfway

Never needs to be begged or prodded

Pre-Chorus

I trust the gravity of things

What pulls back—or never swings

Chorus

I show interest once

I watch what happens next

No masks, no auditions

No silent tests

If you lean in too

That’s all I need to know

I show interest once

Then I let the moment go

Bridge

I used to mistake effort for fate

Noise for love, delay for “wait”

Now I move like a lit match held still

Either it catches—or it won’t, and that’s real

Drop / Breakdown

One signal

One truth

One move

No loops

Final Chorus

I show interest once

That’s respect, not pride

I won’t chase someone

Who’s already decided

What stays, stays

What fades—oh well

I show interest once

And I trust what it tells

Outro

No bitterness

No scene

Just certainty

And clean