Leave what…

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[INTRO | ROOM TONE | SOLO VOICE] Ah… Eh— Mm… mm… [K] …nah— leave it. [VOCAL CHOPS: “BURNS— BURNS”] [VOCAL CHOPS: “EH— EH”] [VERSE 1 | SPOKEN / GRIME CADENCE | PUSHED] Went back— nah— Not like that— Just enough— To see it— Same road— Different— feeling— Same sky— No— wait— Different rhythm— Not those hands— Forget that— Not those old ways— Nah— leave— Just the parts— Still moving— Still— honest— Still there— Smoke hangs round— Chest tight— Body says— Leave it. [VOCAL CHOPS: “LEAVE— LEAVE— LEAVE”] [VOCAL CHOPS: “EH— AH”] [BRIDGE A | SUNG | BREATHY | OFF-TIME] Ah— Just enough— Didn’t stay— Eh— Went back— Walked away— Trying not— To drag it through— Trying not— To carry you— [BG VOX: “AH— AH”] [MANTRA DROP | AFRO HOUSE | CALL & RESPONSE] leave what burns [BG VOX: “LEAVE IT”] leave what burns [BG VOX: “AH— YEAH”] (TAKE) what works (LEAVE) what burns don’t hold fire leave what burns [VOCAL CHOPS: “BURNS— BURNS— BURNS”] [VERSE 2 | SPOKEN / GRIME CADENCE | RUSHED | CLIPPED] Some things stay— Just to teach— Some things stay— Nah— to leave— Went back— Didn’t stay long— Just enough— Felt strange— Old weight— Still there— Then gone— Bit weird— New air— Lungs full— No— not healed— Just lighter— Slightly— Same soul— Different timing— [VOCAL CHOPS: “LIGHT— LIGHT— LIGHT”] [VOCAL CHOPS: “EH— EH”] [BRIDGE B | SPOKEN → SUNG | BREAK] Er— Hang on— Nah— [SUNG] Don’t carry— The smoke— If it follows— You home— Same soul— New rhythm— Same road— New feeling— [BG VOX: “AH— AH— EH”] [MANTRA BUILD | BIGGER] leave what burns leave what burns (TAKE) what works (LEAVE) what burns don’t hold fire leave what burns same soul— new rhythm— same road— new feeling— leave what burns leave what burns [VOCAL CHOPS: “NEW— NEW— NEW”] [DROP BRIDGE | DRUMS + BREATH ONLY] Ah— Eh— Er— er— [K] …leave it. Ah— Mm— [VOCAL CHOPS: “LEAVE— LEAVE— LEAVE”] [VERSE 3 | SPOKEN / GRIME CADENCE | STRIPPED] Went back— Not to stay— Nah— Just enough— To know— What stays— Smoke clears— Bit by— Bit— Body soft— Mind loud— Heart says— Move now— No big— Breakthrough— Still me— Just newer— [VOCAL CHOPS: “BIT— BIT— BIT”] [FINAL MANTRA | LIFT | IMPERFECT STACK] leave what burns [BG VOX: “LEAVE IT”] leave what burns [BG VOX: “AH— YEAH”] (TAKE) what works (LEAVE) what burns don’t hold fire leave what burns same soul— new rhythm— same road— new feeling— leave what burns leave what burns [VOCAL CHOPS: “BURNS— BURNS— BURNS”] [OUTRO | SPOKEN / SUNG | COLLAPSING] Ah— Eh— Still here— [K] …leave what burns. [SUNG | FADE] same soul— new rhythm— [VOX CHOPS: “AH— AH— BURNS”] [HOLD]