[INTRO — sparse piano, slow brushed drums, single bass note. Vocal enters cold, no reverb, intimate mic placement] [VERSE 1 — controlled low register, restrained tension, slight rasp on stressed syllables] I woke up to the grey sky calling out my name Coffee going cold, another morning looks the same You left a jacket on the chair, I still can't throw it out And every rainy day just brings your memory back around [VERSE 2 — build intensity, melody climbs, second line delivered with a vocal break/catch in the throat] The street is soaked in silver light, the city holds its breath I'm walking through the noise but feeling nothing left Your number's in my phone but honey, I won't call Rainy days were ours and now they're nothing at all [CHORUS — full band explosion, belted chest voice, gospel inflection, sustain on final word] Rainy day, you took the sun when you walked away Don't you stay, I got enough of my own pain to face Yeah, it's just another rainy day [BRIDGE — strip back to bass and keys only, vocal totally exposed, raw and conversational, almost spoken word on first two lines, then rising to a wail] I don't need saving, I need something real Tell me what to do with everything I feel 'Cause crying is for closets and I'm standing in the street Soaking wet and stubborn, still refusing to retreat [FINAL CHORUS — orchestral swell, background vocal harmonies enter on second repeat, ad-libs in the last 8 bars, extended outro fades] Rainy day, you took the sun when you walked away Don't you stay, I got enough of my own pain to face Yeah, it's just another rainy day Mmm, just another day... *(fading — just another day...)*
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