[Cast: V1 Inara Ras] [V1: intimate smoky female voice, speech-shaped rhythm, natural pitch, dry close vocal, restrained vibrato, conversational verses, clean open refrains] [Tempo: 112 BPM] [Meter: 4/4] [Key: F sharp minor, A major lift] [Intro: eight bars, rain ambience, muted piano pulse, melodic bass enters] [Clean delayed guitar answers in short phrases] [Verse 1: V1, close and walking] I missed the turn by half a block. The corner changed its face. The little shop that burned all night is glass and empty space. The bus stop moved across the road. The old red bench is gone. A tree we carved our names into has split the pavement on. [Pre Chorus: V1, bass rises, drums enter] I thought a place stayed still if I remembered it enough. But every map keeps moving underneath the feet of us. [Chorus: V1, wider but restrained] All the streets we outgrew kept walking after us. Changed the locks and changed the windows, let the old signs gather dust. I came back looking for a doorway I could recognize on sight. I can love what it was without asking it back tonight. [Instrumental Walk: eight bars, melodic bass lead, delayed guitar, frame drum] [Vocalise: V1, soft and rhythmic] Mm mm... Ah ah... Mm... [Verse 2: V1, warmer, forward pulse] The laundromat is painted green. The pharmacy sells wine. Someone planted yellow flowers where we used to waste our time. I know the crack beside the curb. I know the alley rain. But someone else's music is coming through your window frame. [Pre Chorus: V1, muted piano doubles pulse] I thought that growing older meant the past would settle down. Instead it keeps on changing every time I cross this town. [Chorus: V1, fuller rhythm] All the streets we outgrew kept walking after us. Changed the locks and changed the windows, let the old signs gather dust. I came back looking for a doorway I could recognize on sight. I can love what it was without asking it back tonight. [Break: four bars, drums fall away, bass and rain remain] [Bridge: V1, intimate, almost spoken sung] Under the awning by the station two strangers share a coat. One laughs so hard she misses half of what the other spoke. For one second I remember how easy we could be. Then the light turns green behind them. They cross. So do I. [Instrumental Rise: eight bars, bass and guitar interlock, floor tom enters] [Vocalise: V1, layered lightly] Ooh... Mm mm... Ah... [Final Chorus: V1, open and clear, no belt] All the streets we outgrew kept walking after us. Some things vanished. Some grew taller. Some were never meant to last. I don't need the old doors open. I don't need the names restored. I can love the road behind me and still walk toward something more. [Post Chorus: V1, drums simplify] All the streets we outgrew... Mm... All the streets we outgrew... [Outro: V1, close, piano and bass only] I know this road. I don't live here. [End: one guitar echo, rain, clean stop]
