I’m doing great, actually

Slow, moody indie coffee-house ballad, dark folk-jazz crossover, intimate late-night café atmosphere, hushed room tone, minimalist arrangement, emotionally restrained but quietly aching Intro (8 bars) — solo fingerpicked guitar + faint pad Verse — guitar + bass only Pre-Chorus — add soft Rhodes Chorus — sparse band, still quiet Bridge — piano alone or ambient pad only Final Chorus — return to band but more restrained than before Outro — guitar + room tone fading out

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Verse 1 I ordered sunshine with a little cream Told the barista I slept like a dream But my hands feel like they’re borrowing mine And the room is just barely aligned People move like they’re under water Everything gentle, nothing can last I nod like I’m fully here — But the sound is farther than my ear Pre-Chorus Clock keeps melting into the wall I’m smiling before I recall Chorus I’m doing great, actually — At least that’s what I keep telling me Light and easy, cool and kind, Floating just behind my mind I’m doing great, don’t look too close — That’s where the quiet lives the most Pretty on the outside, clean and bright — Perfect… and slightly not right. Verse 2 Steam makes halos around every face I pretend I’m anchored in this place Take a breath like a wellness ad Say “I’m grateful” when I’m really just sad The floor hums soft like a distant train I wave goodbye to a feeling again Call it peace, call it growth, call it grace — Anything but the blank look on my face Bridge If I laugh loud enough in the sun Maybe my body will come back as one If I keep this smile on lock — Who can tell if I’m really stopped? Final Chorus (softer) I’m doing great, actually — At least that’s what I keep telling me Light and easy, cool and kind, Floating just behind my mind

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