[Intro – warm upright bass, slow finger snaps, smoky jazz piano, faint breathy flute] [Smoky female whisper, very close to the microphone] Mmm… One step… Then another… Funny how the night already knew my name… [Finger snaps settle into a relaxed groove] [Verse 1 – low, warm female vocal, intimate and effortlessly sensual] I came in dressed in crimson A rose from head to heel I hadn’t seen the doorway Or known what it would reveal Gold fire kissed the columns Red hearts floated through the air And a midnight road of petals Unfolded everywhere [Pre-Chorus – soulful female vocal slowly gaining confidence, piano becoming more playful] The room was still, the room was wide Every bloom turned to my side Then the silence seemed to say… [Soft smoky female whisper with a knowing smile] Wild one… We’ve been waiting… [Chorus – open, warm and radiant female vocal, smooth backing harmonies] I walked into the roses And found myself inside Like a wild rose being welcomed home Beneath a turquoise heaven With every heart alight I felt the magic moving in my soul Every scarlet petal Led me to my own heart I walked into the roses And found myself inside Like a wild rose being welcomed home [Short saxophone response – playful and warm] [Verse 2 – groovy, smoky female vocal, playful phrasing between the beats] Glass in hand and heel by heel I let the velvet rhythm roll The piano smiled in honey tones The bass curled ’round my soul The hall stood empty, wide and still But I had never felt so full The saxophone breathed fire And the night began to move [Pre-Chorus – confident female vocal, finger snaps growing stronger] Petals on my dress kept time With the petals at my feet Then my heartbeat found the pocket And the whole night found the beat [Chorus – fuller soulful vocal, brighter backing harmonies] I walked into the roses And found myself inside Like a wild rose being welcomed home Beneath a turquoise heaven With every heart alight I felt the magic moving in my soul Every scarlet petal Led me to my own heart I walked into the roses And found myself inside Like a wild rose being welcomed home [Instrumental Break – smoky tenor saxophone, groovy jazz piano, upright bass and finger snaps] [Bridge – instruments drop to upright bass and slow finger snaps] [Spoken by a low, smoky female voice, teasing and completely self-assured] Oh… You thought I came looking for the magic? [Brief silence] [Female Whispered with a wicked little smile] Darling… I brought it with me. [Powerful soulful female vocal, raw and radiant] I was the fire in my eyes The sway inside the song The garden didn’t make me magic It knew it all along I was the light between the petals The rhythm in my bones The moment I walked through that arch The wild rose had come home [Saxophone rises into a bold, joyful flourish] [Final Chorus – powerful smoky belt, joyful female backing vocals and call-and-response] [Lead female vocal] I walked into the roses [Female backing vocals] Welcome home… [Lead female vocal] And found myself inside [Female backing vocals] There you are… [Lead female vocal] Like a wild rose being welcomed home [Female backing vocals] Welcome home, wild rose… Beneath a turquoise heaven With every heart alight I knew the magic had been mine all along That red road laid before me Had always led me home I walked into the roses And found myself inside The wild rose was welcomed home [Outro – instruments soften to piano, upright bass and finger snaps] [Smoky intimate female vocal, smiling through the words] All that time… The roses knew… [Soft female whisper] I was the one they waited for. [Low, warm sustained female vocal] The wild rose… was home… [One final finger snap – soft descending saxophone note – warm jazz piano chord]
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