[Intro | fingerpicked banjo | soft synth pad | distant violin harmonics | piano] ⸻ Verse I [quiet baritone | intimate] I still come home and reach the door Like you’ll be waiting there once more Your laugh still lingers in the hall Though no one’s standing there at all The moon still falls the way it did Across the streets where we once lived Every shadow knows your name Only I remain the same ⸻ Pre-Chorus [strings slowly swell | synth widens] I’ve crossed a thousand empty cities Searching every passing face Thinking maybe… This time… You’ll be waiting… ⸻ Chorus [full indie lift | violin lead] I don’t need you in Raven Black I just need you beside me Every road keeps leading back To the place where love still finds me You stole the only heart I had And somehow… I still thank you Because loving you forever Was worth losing forever too ⸻ Solo I [violin and expressive electric guitar | banjo underneath | atmospheric synth swell] ⸻ Verse II We were laughter dressed in midnight Two outcasts beneath one sky Making kingdoms shake with whispers Never asking reason why Every dance beneath the lanterns Every quiet stolen kiss Still survives inside my memory Long after all the rest is missed Sometimes strangers wear your smile Just enough to stop my breath Then the crowd becomes a river And you’re gone again… Like always ⸻ Progressive Chorus [larger drums | richer harmonies] I don’t need the old city Or the throne we left behind Every palace turns to ashes If you’re not there by my side Still I search beneath the moonlight Still I follow every star Because somewhere in this lifetime You’re never very far ⸻ Solo II [extended cinematic violin | soaring electric guitar | piano octaves | synthwave atmosphere | emotional climax] ⸻ Bridge [music strips to piano and soft strings] If tomorrow brings another road I’ll walk it… If another century must pass I’ll wait… Because true love Doesn’t end When people disappear It simply… Learns… To travel farther… ⸻ Final Chorus [full cinematic indie-rock lift] I don’t need you in Raven Black I just need you beside me Every moon still brings me back To the only place I’ll always be If tomorrow you come home again There’ll be no questions asked Just your hand inside my own Like no time has ever passed You were never just my partner Never just the thief beside me You became… The only home My immortal heart Would ever need ⸻ Outro [solo violin | piano | banjo harmonics | synth pad fading into silence] [soft baritone] The stars… Still remember… So… I will too… [final sustained piano chord | violin resolves | END] ⸻
