[Intro] [Instrument: Soft felt piano, single notes, long pauses between phrases] There was a place I used to go Not in the world… but somewhere close It felt like time could fold in two And I was standing next to you [Verse 1] Quiet as dust in morning light Everything gone, but nothing lost I saw the years like open doors Some I remembered… some I crossed And every step I thought I took Was just a story I fell through Like I was dreaming something old That once… believed it once was new [Pre-Chorus] And it hit me slow Like a distant sound I’ve been here before… But it’s not right now [Chorus] The past is a dream that already breathed A life I remember but can’t still keep And the future’s calling from underneath Like it’s waking me up from sleep We’re caught between what was and will be Two fading lights I almost see If I reach for one, I lose the other But they both still feel like me [Instrumental Break] [Instrument: Piano widens, fuller chords, left-hand low octave support] [Verse 2] I heard my voice from years ahead Calling me by a different name Saying “you made it through the dark” But I don’t know that man the same And somewhere back, a younger me Still running wild, still unaware He’s chasing things I let go of But I can feel him… standing there [Pre-Chorus] And it breaks me open Just to realize Every version lives In a different time [Chorus – Lift] The past is a dream that already burned Every mistake and every turn And the future’s a fire I haven’t learned But I feel it inside my lungs We’re breathing in what we can’t see yet Holding onto what we can’t forget Two different dreams but the same surrender I’m both… and I’m neither… yet [Bridge – Quiet Reset] [Instrument: Piano drops to sparse single notes again] If I close my eyes… Do I disappear? Or do I become Everywhere from here… [Build] [Instrument: Piano gradually builds, rolling chords, rising tension] What if time is just a mirror Facing both directions at once What if every step I’m taking Is already… already done [Final Chorus – Euphoric Release] [Instrument: Full piano, wide chords, strong low-end, sustained resonance] The past is alive in the shape of me Every scar is a memory And the future is pulling relentlessly Like it knows who I’ll be I’m standing still but I’m moving through it Every moment I ever knew It’s all a dream that keeps unfolding And I’m waking up into you [Outro] [Instrument: Piano softens, returns to single notes] So if this is all just passing through… Then every dream… is somehow true…
