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Lagavulin at Mezzrow

[Intro] (soft piano, very intimate) There’s a narrow door on a quiet street No neon screaming my name --- [Verse 1] There’s a narrow door on a quiet street No neon screaming my name Just a breath of night and a wooden stair And a room that remembers pain I didn’t plan to stay that long Just somewhere dim, somewhere slow But the piano found me first Like a truth I used to know --- [Pre-Chorus] No one asks, no one explains Just a glass… and the quiet remains --- [Chorus] Pour me Lagavulin, sixteen years On the rocks, let it melt my fears No need to rush, no need to prove Tonight I’ve got nothing to lose Pour me silence dressed in sound Let each note just circle around If I disappear in this mellow glow Don’t wake me… just let me go --- [Verse 2] A stranger nods, we don’t pretend That we need to understand Some things are better left untouched Like a glass in a quiet hand Each note falls like it’s thinking twice Soft as a late goodbye Not every story needs a voice Some just pass you by --- [Pre-Chorus] Ice is breaking, slow and clear Like the parts I used to fear --- [Chorus] Pour me Lagavulin, sixteen years Let it blur what still appears All the lines I tried to hold Fade in amber, deep and gold Pour me something I don’t name Not regret and not a flame Just a night that gently knows How to hold… then let me go --- [Bridge] (very sparse, almost spoken) The ice gives in without a sound Like time we never keep And somewhere in a minor chord I finally fall asleep --- [Break / Piano Solo] (soft piano improvisation, very intimate, no build) --- [Final Chorus] Pour me Lagavulin, sixteen years On the rocks, no need for tears Every note already said What I carry, what I shed Pour me silence, soft and low Where the broken pieces go If I’m gone before it’s through It just means… I made it through --- [Outro] (quiet, fading) So pour me nothing more tonight I’ve had enough of light If I leave before the end Let it be without a fight