[Intro | solo warm upright piano in vast natural reverb, clear and present, fingerpicked guitar enters gently beneath, no vocals] [Verse 1 | warm male vocal with gentle grain, close-miked in large space, piano and fingerpicked guitar, live drums enter with a soft steady backbeat] It went quiet on the top floor, the roaring thoughts grew faint and far, the inner monologues died away. Where the walls had pressed in close, the room unfolded, high and wide — my mind a cathedral, vast and bright and open. I could hear my steps echo. [Pre-Chorus 1 | vocal nearly alone, piano holds long chords, suspended] The light found me, my mind fell open. [Chorus 1 | calm male vocal, warm bass and relaxed live drums in slow groove, piano answering between vocal lines, gentle repeated hook] A little impatient, I waited through the years, thought some interest, some focus would move in. No obsession, no impulse, just open, just still. Would my spring never flow toward anything again, I wondered. Let it lie — let it go. [Verse 2 | restrained urgency, drums push slightly harder, vocal with a tense edge, still inside the calm] Then you came into my life. You were so wild, untamable, unrestrained and brutal. You dazzled me with your energy, your tempo, your matches and gasoline. In a moment's inattention I lowered my guard — you waded into my life. [Pre-Chorus 2 | vocal nearly alone, low bass note held, darker] You found me, my mind fell open. [Chorus 2 | fuller but restrained, faint Hammond undertone enters, piano answers between lines, steady live drums] A little impatient, I waited through the years, thought some interest, some focus would move in. Love moved in and filled the foreground, just open, still quiet. My spring ran out of sight. I wasn't thinking. Let it lie — let it go. [Bridge | stripped to bass pulse and sparse piano, intimate close vocal, tension dissolving into stillness] It was quiet on the top floor. I let your wildfire wear me down, my frame dissolved, I lost my way. An impulse, a clear voice: distance, and calm — a silent retreat, far to the north. [Pre-Chorus 3 | vocal nearly alone, high sparse piano, cold and clear] The light found me, my mind fell open. [Chorus 3 | spacious and calm, live drums soft and steady, piano given its own space between lines, cool and patient] Patient now, I waited through the cold calm, thought some interest, some focus would move in. No obsession, no impulse, just open, just still. My spring ran under the ice — I heard it, couldn't see it. Let it lie — let it go. [Verse 3 | gentle warmth rising, light gospel backing harmonies enter for the first time, soft Hammond swell, hopeful and awake] My inner cathedral, vast, untouched, bright. Thoughts gone soft and open, even you drifted back — I wished you well. The mind at rest, soil with a seed that sprouted unnoticed. My spring gathered into a stream, I woke. Let it run — let it go. [Outro | repeated soft hook, piano and gospel harmonies fading like first light, decaying into the natural reverb] Let it run — let it go. Let it run — let it go. Let it run — let it go. [End]
