[Downtempo soul vocal: Gravelly bass-baritone, older male, chest-voice, speak-sung, dry close-miked delivery, no reverb, no vibrato, warm Rhodes and brushed drums underneath, patient tempo] [Verse 1] Meeting's over, checked the watch Somebody says, one more stop A door that hides in plain sight Wings that hadn't happened yet [Chorus] Something landed on my waist Decided I was safe Didn't ask me, didn't wait Just stayed, just stayed [Verse 2] Three miles from Butterfly Lane Named for wings that used to come Fifty four years, still counting Eucalyptus keeping score [Chorus] Something landed on my waist Decided I was safe Didn't ask me, didn't wait Just stayed, just stayed [Bridge: warm strings swell, Rhodes opens up, tempo holds, weight rises] One porch, a hundred over time Chrysalis to wing, we watched it fly Now when one drifts by in town We stop, we don't say much [Chorus - final] Something landed on my waist Decided I was safe Gone before the mirror check Still, I carry it. Still, I carry it. [Outro: Rhodes fades, brushed drums slow, chime accent, decay] Every meeting should end this way Every meeting should end this way
