Heavy Timber

[Intro] [Warm acoustic guitar strumming] [Soft Rhodes electric piano enters] [Subtle pedal steel swell] [Deep melodic bass enters at 0:15] [Verse 1] [Intimate, conversational vocals] Coffee’s cold on the counter again Sun’s still fighting with the morning rain I'm sitting here tying up my work boots tight We didn’t say much, but we made it through the night I see the lines growing deep near your eyes Ain't no need to put on a disguise [Verse 2] [Deep bass pocket locks in] [Restrained organic drums enter with deep groove] This house was built on a patch of hard ground Takes more than a storm just to tear it down I know the bank’s got a grip on the door And your shoulder hurts worse than it did before Set your burden right down on the floor… [Chorus] [Full band swell] [Subtle Hammond organ rolls in] [Rich gospel background harmonies] [Strong melodic lead] 'Cause it takes heavy timber to hold up a roof It takes real dark water to find the truth We don’t need the world to understand the cost Long as we know what we haven’t lost Yeah, it’s a slow-burning fire, but it’s keeping us warm I'll be your Heavy timber in the middle of the storm [Interlude] [Soulful clean electric guitar solo] [Tasteful pedal steel lick] [Verse 3] [Strip back instrumentation] [Clean electric guitar and deep bass forward] [Vocal grit] I remember nights when the dreams came easy Now we just pray for a light gentle breeze You pulled me close in the hall by the stairs Whispered a promise that answered my prayers [Chorus] [Dynamic lift] [Wide stereo image] [Full band with Hammond organ] [Gospel harmonies backing lead] 'Cause it takes heavy timber to hold up a roof It takes real dark water to find the truth We don’t need the world to understand the cost Long as we know what we haven’t lost Yeah, it’s a slow-burning fire, but it’s keeping us warm Heavy timber in the middle of the storm [Bridge] [Swelling Hammond organ] [Cry of pedal steel guitar] [Soaring background harmonies] Let the wind howl at the windowpane Let the river rise up with the rain Wood that’s seasoned by the dirt and the grit Doesn’t break… it just bends a little bit [Guitar Solo] [Expressive blues electric guitar solo] [Dynamic build-up to climax] [Final Chorus] [Maximum emotional intensity] [Raw vocal grit, soaring lead] [Full gospel choir harmonies] Yeah, it takes heavy timber to hold up a roof! It takes real dark water to find the truth No, we don’t need the world to understand the cost 'Cause I look at you, baby, and nothing is lost It’s a slow-burning fire, keeping us warm… [Outro] [Gradual decrescendo] [Fade back to intimate acoustic guitar and gentle Rhodes] [Soft bass notes] I'm your Heavy timber… Right here in the storm. [Fade Out] [END], [END], [END]...