Whatcha Gonna Say?

VERSE 1 — Cold Open

Cursor blink, nerve kick—thumb stiff, won't tap

Type "hey," then hate it—backspace, snap-snap

Pick a lane, switch the angle, then I push it too far

"Been good?" feels wooden; "miss you?" leaves a scar

I pace, I place two words, then I pull 'em apart

Make it cool, make it casual—still sounds like my heart

I'm not tryna be clever, not tryna be cruel

Just tryna say "I felt you" without lookin' like a fool

type it, wipe it / write it, bite it

trim it, twist it / fix it, pitch it

hold breath, cold hands / phone bright, thumb tight

heart pounds, doubts bounce / press send—then I can't

CHORUS 1

What-chu gonna say when you see my name?

You gon' hit me back or let it fade?

I put it out, now it's out my hands

Say one thing—help me understand

What-chu gonna say—don't make it wait

Drop one word, I'll take the weight

I ain't askin' for forever today

Just tell me—what-chu gonna say?

CHORUS 2

What-chu gonna say, what-chu gonna say

What-chu gonna say—don't turn away

What-chu gonna say, what-chu gonna say

If it's "not today," just say "not today"

What-chu gonna say, what-chu gonna say

Give me one clear line, I can take the hit

What-chu gonna say, what-chu gonna say

Just don't leave me stuck in the middle of it

say it straight, no games / late reply, same ache

soft "my bad," hard "no" / quick "I'm good," slow glow

one word, two words / truth first, not third

hit send, don't bend / this ends, or we mend

VERSE 2 — Edit Spiral

I reread, replay—hear my voice sound staged

Like I'm pitchin' my feelings to an empty page

Cut the joke, add the joke, now it reads like a test

Too many commas and it tightens my chest

No emoji feels icy, one emoji feels small

Two emojis feel like I'm headed for a fall

So I keep it "clean," then I scrub it too clean

Then I stare at that "seen" like it don't mean seen

screen lights, ping pops / buzz fake, hope spikes

check once, check twice / same screen, new price

dots tease, then freeze / barely breathe, no peace

mind runs, heart drums / room still, lights hum

PRE-CHORUS — Hover

Blue plane, little light, big weight in my palm

I tell myself "easy," but my pulse won't calm

If you're gone, be gone—if you're here, come through

I'm tired of guessin' what I am to you

Hard stop—

Sent.

CHORUS 1

What-chu gonna say when you see my name?

You gon' hit me back or let it fade?

I put it out, now it's out my hands

Say one thing—help me understand

What-chu gonna say—don't make it wait

Drop one word, I'll take the weight

I ain't askin' for forever today

Just tell me—what-chu gonna say?

CHORUS 2

What-chu gonna say, what-chu gonna say

What-chu gonna say—don't turn away

What-chu gonna say, what-chu gonna say

If it's "not today," just say "not today"

What-chu gonna say, what-chu gonna say

Give me one clear line, I can take the hit

What-chu gonna say, what-chu gonna say

Just don't leave me stuck in the middle of it

VERSE 3 — Wait / Dots

Screen glow, no show—dead air, fake buzz

I scroll, I stall, like that helps because

If you read it and laugh, I'm a joke in your phone

If you read it and pause, I'm alone with my own

Three dots pop, then stop—now my chest does it too

Hot thought, caught, dropped—did I push when I knew?

I don't need a speech, don't need a scene

Just a "yeah," just a "nah," just a proof you've seen

cold coffee, wide eyes / late hours, lost time

thumb hovers, gut drops / same hurt, new thought

play cool, then crack / pull back, then back

head spins, dead air / no text, right there

BRIDGE

Could be "been busy," could be "wrong time"

Could be "I saw it"—no crime

Could be "I can't"—okay, I can take that

Just don't make me decode it in the gaps

I don't need a paragraph, don't need a scene

Just a clean little answer in the space between

door closed, say so / touch gone, let go

still here, come near / no smoke, be clear

FINAL CHORUS

What-chu gonna say when you see my name?

You gon' hit me back or let it fade?

I put it out, now it's out my hands

Say one thing—help me understand

What-chu gonna say—don't make it wait

Drop one word, I'll take the weight

I ain't askin' for forever today

Just tell me—what-chu gonna say?

What-chu gonna say, what-chu gonna say

What-chu gonna say—don't turn away

What-chu gonna say, what-chu gonna say

If it's "not today," just say "not today"

What-chu gonna say, what-chu gonna say

Give me one clear line, I can take the hit

What-chu gonna say, what-chu gonna say

Just don't leave me stuck in the middle of it

OUTRO

Phone down, deep breath—bass lands, horns stab

One small ping could lift me, or it could cut bad

So tell me plain, don't make me pray

Baby, what-chu gonna say?