Opening Anchor (Segment One) (Remastered)

[Intro] [soft fade in Distant room tone Faint piano chords] [Verse 1] We begin here On a quiet breath Before the rush Before the day decides what it wants from you This is the opening page The first light slipping under the door The small pause You rarely let yourself keep Today For a while You are allowed to arrive slowly One sentence at a time One honest inhale [Chorus] So let this be your anchor A hand on the back of your chair A voice that says Stay a little longer with yourself In the next moments We’ll wander through these words together You are not late You are right on time to begin [Verse 2] As you listen Notice the way certain phrases catch How a single image lingers Long after the paragraph moves on You might hear your own story In someone else’s lines You might feel a boundary soften Around something you thought was unchangeable If you need more time You can always come back Rewind the thought Re-enter the room we’re making here [Chorus] Let this be your anchor A steady place to start from A quiet frame Around everything that follows In the next moments We’ll open the book a little wider You are not behind You are right on time to begin again [Bridge] [slight swell in pads Piano opens up] As the words unfold Allow yourself to follow Not to agree with every sentence But to be curious about your reactions You don’t have to take notes You don’t have to perform Just listen And let the language do the leaning-in for you [Chorus] Let this be your anchor A calm Returning point Whenever your mind drifts You can meet us back at this breath In the next moments The reading will guide us forward You are not alone You are right on time to begin