[start] [Intro | upright piano ostinato and low pizzicato strings | tense asymmetrical pulse | 4 bars] [Verse 1 | melancholic | close chest-led delivery, held endings | piano, cello and syncopated side-stick drums | contained forward motion] Footsteps in a quiet room Light shifting through the door Walls remember every name Every version I became Hallway lined with younger dreams I can see you standing there [Chorus | yearning | passionate sustained phrasing | bowed viola and violins widen over broken-beat drums | increased weight] Every door I left behind Every fear I tried to hide You're still here with me Still here, still here with me [Verse 2 | firmer chest-led phrasing | electric bass locks to displaced kick accents | denser forward motion] I found the room I kept from you Nothing there had stayed the same What I called a former life Still was answering to my name I don't have to send you back You can leave this room with me [Bridge | controlled upper lift | piano and string figures interlock with fractured acoustic drums | rising pressure] You remember where I started I can see where we could go Bring the nerve I left behind I'll bring everything I know [Final Chorus | relieved | full tonal core, open sustained endings | full strings, Hammond organ, bass and muscular broken-beat drums | strongest ensemble weight | broad natural depth] I won't close the door again I won't turn from where I've been You're still here with me Still here, still here with me You don't have to disappear To make room for who I'll be [Outro | piano and strings retain the motif as drums withdraw | energy settles without fading | clean ending | 8 bars] [end]
