[Intro – soft, detuned guitar, room noise, close mic] [breath] [Verse 1 – half-sung, fragile] This is not the place for my kind I was born with an unwise mind Came here with my back already broken Didn’t know the white lines I was walking [Chorus – gentle, aching, melodic] I’m gonna fall into the coldest sleep Under a dark grey sky Take my place with the dying leaves No need to say goodbye To you and your pale blue eyes When I take my place with the dying leaves [Verse 2 – quieter, more intimate] When my heart feels hollow And my shadow won’t follow I find comfort in the distance Of your faraway indifference [Chorus – slightly fuller, still restrained] I’m gonna fall into the coldest sleep Under a dark grey sky Take my place with the dying leaves No need to say goodbye To you and your pale blue eyes When I take my place with the dying leaves [Bridge – spoken, stripped, almost a thought] [Spoken] Maybe we’ll meet again… Somewhere. Some other time. I won’t pretend The thought never crossed my mind. [Final Chorus – emotional peak, not louder, just heavier] I could fall into the coldest sleep Under a dark grey sky Take my place with the dying leaves No need to say goodbye To you and your pale blue eyes When I take my place with the dying leaves [Outro – guitar fades, tape hiss] [long exhale]
