[Intro – Instrumental] [Clean electric guitar plays a rolling figure, open strings ringing.] [Piano answers lightly, almost percussive.] [Bass enters with confidence.] [Drums come in steady, unhurried.] [Verse 1] We met again without a reason Just the way some evenings start You looked different in the daylight Like you’d taken off your guard I noticed how you hold your coffee Like you’re listening for news As if the cup might tell you something You’re not ready to choose [Verse 2] We talked about the people leaving Who stayed longer than they planned Names that faded in the telling Like writing in the sand You smiled when you caught me staring Didn’t ask me what I saw Some things don’t need invitations They just knock on the door [Chorus] After all this time I don’t need the past I don’t need to measure What didn’t last I see you clearer now Standing where you are After all this time That’s enough [Post-Chorus – Instrumental] [Harmony guitar joins, subtle and warm.] [Piano widens the chords.] [Drums lean forward slightly.] [Verse 3] There was a moment in the middle When the room forgot to move When I realised I wasn’t waiting For something you would prove You laughed at something ordinary Like it caught you by surprise I thought how rarely that happens And didn’t ask you why [Pre-Chorus] I don’t need it to go further I don’t need it to rewind [Chorus] After all this time I don’t need a sign I don’t need a reason To cross the line If this is all it ever is I won’t ask for more After all this time I know what I’m here for [Instrumental Section] [Guitar takes a melodic lead, lyrical and calm.] [Bass moves beneath it confidently.] [Piano punctuates rather than leads.] [Drums stay locked — with fills.] [Bridge] Maybe we stopped asking questions Because the answers grew too small Maybe we just learned the value Of not asking them at all There’s a freedom in deciding What you won’t explain In letting moments be complete Without a name [Final Chorus] After all this time I don’t feel behind I don’t feel like I missed my turn If you’re standing here And I’m standing too That’s a lesson I’ve learned [Outro] [We finished our drinks] [And stepped outside] [Outro – Instrumental] [Guitars fade together.] [Piano plays a final, simple phrase.] [Drums drop out.] [Bass resolves gently.]
