Lyrics

[Intro – Evangeline, quick and sly, female]
“You laugh too loud, you stand too tall,
You don’t see the way I trip, the way I fall.
Since we were kids by the olive trees,
You’ve always been the sun that scorched through me.”

[Telemachus – teasing, drawn out, male]
“Oh, don’t start, Eva, not this again,
You’ll burn a hole if you keep staring, friend.
You mock me, you chase me, you call me ‘prince,’
But you’ve been at my side ever since.”

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[Verse 1 – Evangeline, quick patter, female]
“You trip over armor, I cover your shame,
I roast the suitors, you play the game.
You search for your father, I wait for mine too—
But gods, it’d be easier, waiting with you.”

[Telemachus – light laugh in his voice, male]
“You’re trouble in sandals, a flame in disguise,
You glare like a goddess with mortal eyes.
If I ever told you what I saw inside…
Would you still sit laughing by my side?”

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[Chorus – Both, overlapping, male and female]
M):
(Female voice)
“If you knew—if you knew—if you knew—
The words I choke, the things I don’t do…”

(Male voice)
“I’d tell you, girl, you’ve got a spark,
A fire that’s been burning in my heart.”

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[Verse 2 – Evangeline, a little slower, almost breathless, female]
“I play the fool so no one sees,
The truth that curls and claws through me.
You want to be strong, I want to be brave—
But courage is silence, the secret I save.”

[Telemachus – gently, like he’s nudging her, male]
“You hide behind laughter, you hide behind fire,
But I know that voice, I know your desire.
If you spoke it aloud, if you let it break through…
Maybe I’d say it back to you.”

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[Bridge – Evangeline, frantic rap, female]
“Would it ruin the laughter? Would it ruin the years?
Would I trade every joke for the risk of tears?
So I bite my tongue, I lock my jaw,
Pretend it’s a play that no one saw.”

[Telemachus – tender, pulling against her rhythm, male]
“You’d never ruin what we are,
You’ve always been my northern star.
If you knew the way I see you—
I’d never let you go, not once, not ever.”

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[Final Chorus – Both female and male]
Evangeline (fast, desperate, female):
“If you knew, if you knew, if you knew the truth,
Every glance, every laugh, every wasted youth—
I’d break the silence, I’d tear it apart,
But it’s safer to bury it deep in my heart!”

Telemachus (soaring, heartfelt, male):
“If you knew the way I love you,
If you knew what burns inside—
I’d say the word, I’d take your hand,
I’d keep you always by my side.”

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[Outro – Evangeline, female, whispered rap → fading]
“But you’ll never know.
You’ll never know.
So I’ll laugh, and I’ll tease,
And I’ll let it go.”

(single harp note; silence.)