When Morning Learned Your Name - Jay-Z version

[Verse 1, Warm major progression; Intimate male vocal, soft strings] Before you, every room was merely somewhere A chair, a window, hours passing through Then one ordinary word became a doorway And all the world grew larger because of you [Verse 2, Gentle suspended chords; Close vocal, twinkly piano accents] You made the smallest hours worth remembering A cup left cooling, footsteps down the hall The quiet things became their own occasions As though your presence changed the weight of all [Pre-Chorus, Gradual harmonic lift; Breath-forward vocal, wind instruments] I never learned the measure of devotion Or found a clock that understands the heart I only know the day became more certain Whenever you were standing where you are [Chorus, Sweeping major resolution; Full strings, warm layered vocal] If every road should lose its destination If every calendar forgets its years I'll know my place by reaching out beside me And finding all I ever needed near There may be questions time refuses answering There may be miles we never learn to count But if tomorrow asks me what love gave me I'll say it gave my life somewhere to belong [Verse 3, Flowing 6/8 movement; Tender vocal, Rhodes and woodwinds] Some people speak of love as if it's lightning A single flash that vanishes from view But ours feels more like windows left wide open A house made warmer simply passing through [Bridge, Ascending progression; Strings swell, restrained emotional vocal] And should the years rearrange every picture Should silver settle softly in our hair I'll still remember how the world grew different The first time I discovered you were there [Final Chorus, Expansive resolution; Full ensemble, intimate-to-soaring vocal] If every road should lose its destination If every calendar forgets its years I'll know my place by reaching out beside me And finding all I ever needed near I cannot promise what the years will hand us Or name the final page before it's known I only know that while my hands can hold you I'll never have to wonder where is home [Outro, Soft tonic cadence; Twinkly piano accents, strings receding] When morning comes And finds us side by side That will be enough For every day I have