[Intro – Rhodes only] BGVs (Mmm…) (Ooh…) (Soft inhale.) If you’re still here… Thank you. ⸻ [Verse 1] You stayed longer than most Long enough to know The woman behind the smile The one nobody’s told You saw me lose my way Then find my footing again Some nights broke my heart Some nights built who I am ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] Funny how The hardest rooms to leave Become the ones You needed most To outgrow ⸻ [Chorus] Your visitor pass Brought you this far Past every headline Past every guard Beyond the velvet rope Beyond who they believe You met the woman I was becoming Before I could see her In me ⸻ [Verse 2] Morning found me different Not because the pain was gone Because I finally stopped Calling broken Home I quit measuring love By who stayed And started measuring peace By who I became ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] Maybe healing Never sounded loud Maybe… It always whispered “Come back To yourself.” ⸻ [Chorus] Your visitor pass Was never forever Some stories are borrowed Some hearts remember If you think of me Don’t remember How I almost disappeared Remember the morning I chose myself To stay here ⸻ [Bridge – Everything drops except Rhodes] (Long pause.) I spent so much time… Wonderin’ who deserved… A key… (Silence.) Never realizing… I never changed… The locks… For myself… BGVs (whisper) For yourself… (Another long pause.) No wonder… I never felt safe. ⸻ [Final Chorus – almost spoken] So… Thank you… For every minute You spent Behind the rope For listening Without trying To rescue me For staying Long enough To watch me Come home To myself ⸻ [Outro – No drums. Rhodes fades.] (Soft smile.) Thank you… … You can close the door.
