[Intro: distant piano, reversed echoes] [Soft falsetto, intimate] Somewhere there's a version of me Who took the road I couldn't see I wonder if he lies awake Dreaming of the life I made [Verse 1: melodic sing-rap, warm bass] I've got a house full of memories A thousand reasons to believe That everything I ever wanted Found its way somehow to me But every window holds a highway Every highway holds a dream And every dream becomes a person That I never got to be [Pre-Chorus: ascending melody, stacked thirds] I used to think the ache meant something's wrong That happiness was waiting further on But every road I might have taken Would have left another song unsung [Chorus: soaring falsetto, wide harmonies] I can love the life I'm living And mourn the lives I'll never know I can hold on to this moment While I dream of letting go [Octave lift, sustained] Every choice becomes a lifetime Every lifetime leaves a ghost And the lives I couldn't live Are the ones I wanted most [Instrumental: melodic 808 solo, syncopated breakbeat] [Verse 2: flowing melody, rising intensity] I kept the letters never written Kept the keys to doors unopened Built a palace out of maybes Filled the hallways up with hope But all the futures I imagined Never had to face a day Never had to pay the price Of all the dreams they'd throw away [Bridge: beatless, vulnerable duet] (Was it enough?) It was beautiful (Was it the best?) I'll never know [Four-part harmony, crescendo] Maybe every life worth living Means a thousand we let go [Final Chorus: key change, full choir, soaring] I will love the life I'm living While I mourn the lives I can't Every road I leave behind me Makes me who I really am [Half-time, triumphant falsetto] I don't need to stop imagining Or pretend the longing fades I can grieve the roads I never took Without regretting those I made [Outro: drums fade, solo piano] [Soft descending melody] One life to live A thousand left behind And maybe that's the beauty Of having only mine [Final whispered harmony] I wouldn't trade this life away... I just wish I had more time. [Piano resolves, tape fades]
