Sneaky British R's

Verse 1

I’m talking normal, nothing’s wrong,

Then suddenly my vowels go off the song.

One minute I’m just saying what I mean,

Next thing I know it’s sounding kinda keen.

I didn’t plan it, I swear it slipped,

Like my whole voice just changed the script.

Now every word feels slightly strange,

Like I’m switching accents without a change.

Pre-Chorus

It sneaks in quiet, I don’t notice it start,

Then I hear myself and it’s breaking my heart… from laughing.

Chorus

My British accent’s sneaking into my voice,

I didn’t choose it, I didn’t make the choice.

One minute me, then I’m halfway there,

Sounding like I’m from somewhere over there.

And I don’t even know how it begins,

But suddenly I’m rolling all my “r’s” again.

It’s taking over every word I say,

Like it just decided it’s here to stay.

Verse 2

I try to fix it, go back to “normal me,”

But it keeps coming back so stubbornly.

Friends look at me like “what was that??”

And I’m just standing there like “I don’t know that.”

It’s not an act, it’s not a show,

It just appears when I let my voice go.

Like my brain forgets what I was before,

And opens up a different vocal door.

Pre-Chorus

And I don’t know why it keeps switching lanes,

But I kinda laugh every time it changes again…

Chorus

My British accent’s sneaking into my voice,

I didn’t choose it, I didn’t make the choice.

One minute me, then I’m halfway there,

Sounding like I’m from somewhere over there.

And I don’t even know how it begins,

But suddenly I’m rolling all my “r’s” again.

It’s taking over every word I say,

Like it just decided it’s here to stay.

Bridge

Maybe voices just like to play,

Try on new shapes along the way.

And maybe it’s fine if I don’t stay the same,

If even my accent forgets my name.

Final Chorus

My British accent’s sneaking into my voice,

Still didn’t choose it, still not my choice.

But maybe it’s funny, maybe it’s okay,

If my voice just decides to switch one day.

And I’ll just laugh when it shows up again,

Like “oh hey… there you are, my friend.”

It’s taking over every word I say,

And I kinda like it that way.