[Intro – 12 sec, two low cellos play a slow two-note pulse, one high cello harmonic appears after four bars, no piano, no drums] [Verse 1 – Female Lead, intimate and clear; sparse piano enters, low cellos continue] The hallway clock keeps moving Like it doesn’t know you’re gone Every room has stopped expecting But one window still stays on I don’t know which road you followed Or what made you lose the signs I can’t walk the dark behind you I can only leave you mine [Lift – piano widens, violas rise softly] I won’t tell you where to turn I won’t call you back by force But if everything looks unfamiliar I can still mark one safe course [Hook 1 – restrained strings, warm bass enters, no full drums yet] I’ll leave the last light on So you know which way is home You don’t need the perfect reason You don’t have to come back whole I won’t ask you for an answer Before you step inside the door When every road has lost its name The last light will still be yours [Post-Hook – single high cello harmonic, soft piano response] Still be yours [Verse 2 – dry kick and soft snare enter, one clean-guitar swell] Some returns begin with footsteps Some begin with one small call Some are only standing outside With your hand against the wall I won’t say that nothing happened I won’t make the damage small But a door can stay unlocked Without pretending there was no fall [Male Countervoice – dry centered spoken rap; drums stop] Missed the last train Kept walking Thought about calling Didn’t know What I could say I know the address I don’t know If I’m still allowed home [Female Lead – immediate, gentle] You don’t have to ask permission Just come as you are [Hook 2 – fuller strings, controlled drums, melodic bass] I’ll leave the last light on So you know which way is home You don’t need the perfect reason You don’t have to come back whole I won’t ask you for an answer Before you step inside the door When every road has lost its name The last light will still be yours [Instrumental Break – 6 bars, low cello pulse, high harmonic flickers twice, soft piano] [Bridge – Female Lead, exposed; one low cello and sparse piano] I used to think that loving someone Meant pulling them back in Now I know I cannot choose The road another person takes I can only keep one window From going dark while someone waits [Male Countervoice – dry, sparse] I don’t know If I’m still allowed home [Female Lead – slight organic crack] You don’t have to know Just look For the last light [High cello harmonic alone] [Final Section – restrained ensemble, no volume surge] I’ll leave the last light on You don’t have to hurry home Let it be one steady answer When you feel completely lost I won’t promise it will fix us I won’t ask what took so long I will only keep the window And the quiet light still on [Drums leave, low and high strings reach the same harmony] [Female Lead – extremely close] Whenever you are ready You’ll know where the door is [Shared string chord – clean stop]
