Say It Sideways is a short, clever Pig Latin song about hidden meaning, outsiders, and saying things without spelling them out. Blending spoken word with melody, the song uses Pig Latin as a coded language—understood by some, invisible to others. It’s playful on the surface, but intentional underneath, exploring how meaning can travel sideways and still land exactly where it’s meant to.

Plain English Lyrics

[Intro][Spoken Word]
Some people hear words.
Some people hear noise.
Some people don’t notice when meaning bends.
This isn’t for everyone.

[Verse 1]
I learned early not to spell it out
Say less, let it slip around
You hear sounds, I hear doors
Opening where they weren’t before

[Pre-Chorus]
If you know, you smile
If you don’t, it passes by
Same sentence, different ears
Same moment, different eyes

[Chorus]
I don’t say it straight
I don’t say it loud
I say it sideways
And it finds its crowd
You think it’s nothing
Just rhythm and play
But the ones who get it
Hear everything I say

[Verse 2]
I talk in turns and broken lines
Hide sharp truths in childish rhymes
You laugh it off, I let you go
It’s not meant for you to know

[Pre-Chorus]
Some things live between the beats
Some truths don’t like the light
If you hear it, you’re already in
If you don’t, that’s fine

[Chorus]
I don’t say it straight
I don’t say it loud
I say it sideways
And it finds its crowd
It slips right past
The ones who stay asleep
But it lands clean
With the ones like me

[Bridge]
It’s not secret, it’s selective
Not hidden, just protected
Say it wrong, it breaks apart
Say it sideways, it hits the heart

[Final Chorus]
I don’t say it straight
I don’t say it plain
I say it sideways
So it stays the same
You hear a game
I hear a sign
If you understand me
You were meant to this time

Say It Sideways — Pig Latin Lyrics

[Intro][Spoken Word]
Some eople-pay hear ords-way.
Some eople-pay hear oise-nay.
Some eople-pay don’t otice-nay when eaning-may ends-bay.
This isn’t for ery-vay one-way.

[Verse 1]
I earned early not to ell-spay it out-ay
Say ess-lay, let it ip-slay around-ay
You hear ounds-say, I hear oors-day
Opening where they weren’t efore-bay

[Pre-Chorus]
If you ow-knay, you ile-smay
If you don’t, it asses-pay by-ay
Same entence-say, ifferent-day ears-ay
Same oment-may, ifferent-day eyes-ay

[Chorus]
I don’t say it aight-stray
I don’t say it oud-lay
I say it ideways-say
And it inds-fay its owd-cray
You think it’s othing-nay
Just ythm-rhay and ay-play
But the ones who et-gay it
Hear ery-vay thing I say-ay

[Verse 2]
I talk in urns-tay and oken-bray ines-lay
Hide arp-shay uths-tray in childish ymes-rhay
You augh-lay it off, I let you o-gay
It’s not meant for you to ow-knay

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Some ings-thay live between the eats-bay
Some uths-tray don’t like the ight-lay
If you hear it, you’re already in-ay
If you don’t, that’s ine-fay

[Chorus]
I don’t say it aight-stray
I don’t say it oud-lay
I say it ideways-say
And it inds-fay its owd-cray
It ips-slay past the ones who ay-stay asleep-ay
But it ands-lay clean with the ones like e-may

[Bridge]
It’s not ecret-say, it’s elective-say
Not idden-hay, just otected-pray
Say it ong-wray, it eaks-bray apart-ay
Say it ideways-say, it its-hay the eart-hay

[Final Chorus]
I don’t say it aight-stray
I don’t say it ain-play
I say it ideways-say
So it ays-stay the ame-say
You hear a ame-gay
I hear a ign-say
If you understand e-may
You were meant to this ime-tay

Check out Sindy’s other Pig Latin classic The Murmur In The Mural.