What We Didn’t Say

[Intro – Instrumental] [Organ opens with a slow, steady chord.] [Piano answers in simple intervals.] [Bass enters early, calm and melodic.] [Drums arrive late with soft toms, giving weight without urgency.] [Verse 1] We stood there longer than we needed Neither one of us in a rush You looked like you had more to say Then decided not to touch The day went on without us Like it always seems to do I carried what you didn’t say And you carried it too [Verse 2] There were plans we never argued over Because we never set them down Some things faded on their own Some stayed hanging around I used to think that meant something Something heavy, something wrong Now I think it’s just what happens When you go on this long [Chorus] Not everything gets finished Not everything needs a name Some things stay with you quietly And never quite explain You learn to walk beside them You learn to let them be They don’t stop you moving forward They just keep you company [Post-Chorus – Instrumental] [Guitar enters with a slow, singing line.] [Organ holds underneath.] [Drums widen slightly, then fall back.] [Verse 3] I remember wanting answers Like they’d settle how I felt Like if I could just hear the words I’d know what I was dealt Now I know the weight of things Isn’t always what you hear Sometimes it’s just who stayed with you When nothing got made clear [Pre-Chorus] I don’t need it said out loud To know what we’ve been through [Chorus] Not everything gets finished Not everything needs to end Some things lose their meaning When you force them round the bend I don’t call it losing ground I don’t call it pretend I just see it for what it is And let it stand [Instrumental Section] [Piano repeats the verse figure. Bass briefly leads.] [Organ swells gently.] [Drums keep steady time without fills.] [Bridge] We didn’t fail to make it whole We didn’t let it break We just stopped trying to turn it into More than it could take There’s a kind of peace in knowing What you won’t demand In leaving space between your hands Instead of making plans [Final Chorus] Not everything gets finished But it doesn’t fall apart Some things stay unfinished And still leave their mark I don’t need a final answer I don’t need it solved I know where I’ve been standing And that’s enough [Outro] If this is how it carries on I can live with that [Outro – Instrumental] [Organ and piano return to the opening chord. Guitar fades.] [Drums drop out. Bass holds one last note and releases.]