[Verse 1] In the womb where shadows dance and sway Twenty-eight weeks, the ears awaken Sound waves filter through amniotic bay Low frequencies, the first steps taken Mother's heartbeat sets the tempo strong While her voice becomes a lullaby High notes fade but rhythm carries on Prosody paints patterns in the mind [Chorus] Before the words, there was the song Melody teaches what's right and wrong Stress and rhythm, the scaffold builds Intonation shows where silence fills Heschl's gyrus starts to learn the tune Bilateral pathways bloom in June Before the words, the brain knows how Language sounds like music now [Verse 2] DeCasper found the newborn's choice is clear Mother's voice above all others rings Mehler showed that rhythm helps them steer Between languages like different wings French and English bounce in patterns new Syllable timing marks the native ground Left hemisphere begins to breakthrough Though both sides process every sound [Chorus] Before the words, there was the song Melody teaches what's right and wrong Stress and rhythm, the scaffold builds Intonation shows where silence fills Heschl's gyrus starts to learn the tune Bilateral pathways bloom in June Before the words, the brain knows how Language sounds like music now [Bridge] Auditory brainstem keeps the beat Medial geniculate receives Superior temporal makes it sweet While hippocampus starts to weave Memories of stories told in dark Repeated melodies take their hold Prosodic bootstrapping leaves its mark Before any tale gets told [Verse 3] Near-infrared reveals the hidden dance Temporal cortex glows with recognition ERP waves show the infant's stance Toward speech with perfect precision Experience tunes each neural choir Statistics gathered note by note The slow cortical systems fire While fast hippocampal networks vote [Verse 4] Six months in and babbling begins Canonical sounds start to emerge Mother's prosodic teaching wins As phonemes slowly start to surge From universal listener's ear To native speaker's tuned perception Every contour crystal clear Through melodic sound reception [Chorus] Before the words, there was the song Melody teaches what's right and wrong Stress and rhythm, the scaffold builds Intonation shows where silence fills Heschl's gyrus starts to learn the tune Bilateral pathways bloom in June Before the words, the brain knows how Language sounds like music now [Outro] Clause boundaries in the rise and fall Word beginnings in the stress Prenatal tuning conquers all Before birth, we learn to bless The melody of human speech
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