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Odds and Evens
Rock
Odds and Evens was released on March 14, 2026 by Chris-P as a part of the album No Way Out
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Release DateMarch 14, 2026
LabelChris-P
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM104

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Chris-P
Chris-P
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Christopher Pipe
Christopher Pipe
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Christopher Pipe
Christopher Pipe
Producer

Lyrics

I walk the line between the rules and the law
I tip the scale with a grin leaned to odd
I read every sign like it answers to God
Then follow the twitch in my hand, give a nod
I hear all the warnings carved into the walls
Still trust what feels wrong before it feels flawed
I know where the safe road usually goes
That's why I step where the fight feels gnawed
I tried to line it up clean on the page
But the math never listens to rage
You can circle the truth in red pen
Still the sum, it will not bend
It's odds and evens carved into bone
Win or lose when you're standing alone
Count it wrong, count it right, still breathing
Every choice cuts deep for a reason
No clean slate, no clean slate, no neutral ground
Just the sound when the numbers come down
I draw every border so nothing spills out
Tell myself calm has a reason
I split every weight 'til the pressure is gone
Call it fair when the room is breathing
I stack the days 'til the columns align
Convince my pulse there is meaning
I twist the math where it finally settles
Let it land once bleed and even
You can balance the books 'til dawn
Still feel the weight when the lights are gone
There's a crack in the sum you're dealing
You cannot smooth it flat by calling it even
It's odds and evens carved into bone
Win or lose when you're standing alone
Count it wrong, count it right, still breathing
Every choice cuts deep for a reason
No clean slate, no clean slate, no neutral ground
Just the sound when the numbers come down
I stopped pretending the count was fair
I felt the drag in the open air
I called it skill, I called it fate
Just names we use when we hesitate
Now every loss is a phase and a cost
Every gain shows what I have tossed
I do not blame chance, I do not blame nights
I name the toll, I pay the price
Odds versus even
I feel the pull when the margins are thin
One's for steady, one's there by
I slow my breath when the numbers push back
Let patience answer with a nod
Laugh when the balance starts leaning again
Call the ties a season
I stop asking which side should win
Carry both weights, keep breathing even
No more chasing the margins now
No fake relief, no second bow
When I beg the sum to stop it
I stand where the count gets honest
It's odds and evens carved into bone
Win or lose when you're standing alone
Count it wrong, count it right, still breathing
Every choice cuts deep for a reason
No clean slate, no clean slate, no neutral ground
Just the sound when the numbers come down
Count it slow
Let it land
Let it show
I am the sum of what I know
Oh, I know
Written by: Christopher Pipe
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