Zipper Teeth

[Intro: mechanical rhythm, bouncing bass]

[Verse 1: playful syncopated baritone]
Two lanes squeezing into one
Everybody racing for the sun
I could close the gap and win a foot
Or let somebody in, like someone should

[Pre-Chorus: interlocking guitar lines]
One from yours and one from mine
Funny how we move in time

[Chorus: bright interwoven harmonies]
We fit together like zipper teeth
Making room for what's underneath
You don't have to lose your place
To give another person space
[Octave lift]
A thousand moving pieces flow
When everybody lets somebody go

[Break: alternating 5/4 bass and 4/4 drums]

[Verse 2: melodic conversational]
At the counter, someone's running late
I let them pass, it's fine to wait
Some days I'm the one who needs
A little grace from someone else's speed

[Bridge: half-time vocal duet]
(What if everyone takes?)
Nothing moves
(What if everyone gives?)
We all get through

[Final Chorus: soaring vocal stacks]
We fit together like zipper teeth
Not in competition, but in peace
The road gets wider when we learn
To let each other have a turn

[Outro: interlocking guitar harmonics]