What are you hiding?

[Intro]
[Orchestral swell, energetic Darbuka enters]

[Verse 1]
Never met you, not really close
Catch your face in the crowd, kind of disappears
Every laugh, every word, can't get too near
Standing back, there's something I almost know

[Pre-Chorus]
You move with a reason, always half a smile
Can I see past the surface, stay another while?

[Chorus: Duet]
What are you hiding, behind that look so high?
Is it just style or something multiplied?
Over my head, just passing by
What are you hiding, can you tell me why?

[Post-Chorus: Harmony + Female Ad-libs]
(Oh-oh) What are you hiding? (mmm)
What are you hiding?

[Solo: Oud and Ney flute interlude]

[Verse 2]
Told myself, maybe just friends, nothing pressed
Cool lines, little jokes, never too much confessed
Eyes drift, looking down, a sharp sigh
People all around, but you never reply

[Pre-Chorus]
Questions spinning faster, why you fade and mend?
Caught up in your orbit, patterns never end

[Chorus: Duet]
What are you hiding, behind that look so high?
Is it just style or something multiplied?
Over my head, just passing by
What are you hiding, can you tell me why?

[Post-Chorus: Harmony + Male Ad-libs]
(Oh-oh) What are you hiding?
What are you hiding?

[Solo: Oud, atmospheric keys, percussion]

[Bridge: Soft, both vocals]
Maybe you’re not who you pretend
Maybe the rush is just a defense

[Chorus: Duet, strong harmonies]
What are you hiding, behind that look so high?
Is it just style or something multiplied?
Over my head, just passing by
What are you hiding, can you tell me why?

[Outro: Instrumental, vocals fade out]
(What are you hiding)
[Percussion and keys fade, ney flute lingers]