[Intro: arpeggiated clean guitar alone, long reverb, slow and spacious] [Verse 1: close, quiet, almost confiding, rim clicks only] There's a room in the back of my mind Where the light is always gold Nobody's leaving, nobody's tired Nobody's ever getting old I go there when the day gets heavy I sit down and close my eyes But the door only opens one way And the light in there is lying [Pre-Chorus: bass swells in] I cut the hard parts out And kept the reel I like [Chorus: floor tom enters, guitar swells, still restrained] Memory only plays the chorus Leaves the hard verses out Tomorrow sounds like nothing but hope 'Cause it hasn't let me down But the song that's playing now Is the only one I'm in And I keep looking for the replay While the music's playing on [Verse 2: back down, guitar and bass, aching] I keep a window facing forward Where the weather's always clear I can lose a whole afternoon there Waiting on a year that isn't here Meanwhile somebody's talking to me Meanwhile somebody holds my hand And I'm somewhere back or somewhere after Missing every bit of where I stand [Pre-Chorus: bass swells in] I've been everywhere but here Spent a lifetime in between [Chorus: floor tom, distant guitar swells] Memory only plays the chorus Leaves the hard verses out Tomorrow sounds like nothing but hope 'Cause it hasn't let me down But the song that's playing now Is the only one I'm in And I keep looking for the replay While the music's playing on [Bridge: almost silent, voice and one guitar, then slowly building] The lessons are the only thing worth keeping The rest was always meant to fade Who I am is right here breathing Why I'm here is the choice I make Even when it hurts I'm staying Even when I'm scared I'm in [Final Chorus: fullest moment but still spacious, voice opens up] Memory only plays the chorus Leaves the hard verses out Tomorrow sounds like nothing but hope 'Cause it hasn't let me down But love was never in the replay It's the beat I'm standing in This is the song that's playing now And I'm finally listening [Outro: guitar alone, reverb trails into silence] I'm finally listening [End] Lyrics © 2026 Paul Pfanner
