[Instrumental Intro: Mysterious Groove \u2014 Plucked Guitar, Light Percussion, Upright Bass, Whistling Synth]<\/p>\n
[Verse 1]
\nWords on the tip but they slip away
\nLike they\u2019ve got their own place to stay
\nI open my mouth, nothing comes through
\nLike there\u2019s a traffic jam in the truth<\/p>\n
I rehearse it all in my head
\nBut it gets tangled up instead
\nEvery sentence turns to air
\nWhen I need it, it\u2019s never there<\/p>\n
[Pre-Chorus]
\nSomething stuck, something tight
\nLocks it up every time I try
\nFunny how it comes undone
\nWhen I\u2019m alone, when no one\u2019s won<\/p>\n
[Chorus]
\nYou would hear me say
\n(Cat got my tongue)
\nBut, I’m in this way
\n(This bird’s song can’t be sung)<\/p>\n
You\u2019d think I\u2019d speak
\n(But I just hum)
\nEvery time I reach
\n(I come up numb)<\/p>\n
[Instrumental Break: Clavinet Groove, Soft Harmonica Licks]<\/p>\n
[Verse 2]
\nGot a story I wanna tell
\nBut it hides inside its shell
\nEvery thought that tries to leave
\nGets caught up in what I believe<\/p>\n
People ask me what I mean
\nI just smile, keep it clean
\nBut behind my quiet grin
\nThere\u2019s a storm I\u2019m trapped within<\/p>\n
[Pre-Chorus]
\nIt\u2019s not fear, it\u2019s not doubt
\nJust a signal breaking out
\nLike a radio half on
\nTrying hard to find a song<\/p>\n
[Chorus]
\nYou would hear me say
\n(Cat got my tongue)
\nBut, I’m in this way
\n(This bird’s song can’t be sung)<\/p>\n
I reach for sound
\n(It slips and runs)
\nAll my words
\n(Become undone)<\/p>\n
[Bridge]
\nMaybe silence has its voice
\nMaybe silence has a choice
\nMaybe everything I feel
\nDoesn\u2019t need to be revealed<\/p>\n
Still I try, still I strain
\nBreaking through the quiet chain
\nEvery word I almost say
\nGets carried far away<\/p>\n
[Breakdown: Minimal Bass + Finger snaps]
\nCat got my tongue\u2026
\nYeah, I know\u2026
\nBut I still feel it\u2026
\nEven so\u2026<\/p>\n
[Final Chorus]
\nYou would hear me say
\n(Cat got my tongue)
\nBut, I’m in this way
\n(This bird’s song can’t be sung)<\/p>\n
Still I try
\n(To hum along)
\nEven silence
\n(Sings my song)<\/p>\n
[Outro]
\n[Whispered breath\u2026 fading groove\u2026]
\nCat n\u2019 tongue\u2026
\nStill unsung\u2026
\nCat n\u2019 tongue\u2026
\nBut I\u2019m not done\u2026
\n(One last one?)<\/p>\n