[Saxophone Solo — instrumental — the soul breaking open — 16 bars] (all vocals drop completely — silence one beat — then saxophone enters alone) (alto saxophone — main melody of Chorus A — solo — no accompaniment first 4 bars — raw — exposed — each note held to full decay before next — vibrato wide and human like crying — not performed — felt — this is the most honest sound in the entire song) (bar 1-2 — saxophone alone — ascending phrase from low register — slow — each note a different person she has helped — a different name she learned when she didn't have to) (bar 3-4 — saxophone reaches peak note — held — vibrato breaking — the most devastating single note of the entire song — let it exist — do not rush — hall reverb carries it wide) (bar 5 — Steinway piano enters — single sparse chord — D major — warm — underneath saxophone — like the ground returning) (bar 6 — cello enters — single long sustained note — dark warm below saxophone — two voices now — one ancient one modern) (bar 7-8 — saxophone descends — chromatic ornamental return — slow — each grace note deliberate — like someone walking back to something they almost lost — nylon guitar enters fingerpicked warm single notes answering each saxophone phrase) (bar 9 — strings enter pianissimo tremolo — barely breathing — ocean surface — saxophone continues above — unhurried — knowing) (bar 10 — celtic flute enters — counter-melody high above saxophone — the two instruments weaving — ancient and contemporary — the past and the future of the same person — Juno-106 pad swells barely barely beneath like held breath) (bar 11-12 — French horn enters single distant note — oceanic — majestic — like a ship on the horizon — the three melodic voices now — saxophone celtic flute French horn — each in its own register — not competing — completing) (bar 13 — harp glissando single sweep ascending — the key brightens one shade — saxophone melody rises with it — female soprano enters wordless Ahhhh — barely audible — like mist — just above the saxophone — not yet full — arriving) (bar 14 — strings swell from pianissimo to mezzo-forte — orchestral warmth building — saxophone holds its longest note yet — vibrato full — the note that contains everything — every tired night — every exam — every patient's name — held — held — held) (bar 15 — full orchestra swells beneath saxophone — strings fortissimo — French horn full — harp cascading — celtic flute piercing above — female soprano growing — saxophone peak note — the most majestic moment of the entire arrangement — ocean at sunset — ship moving forward) (bar 16 — everything diminuendos except saxophone — one by one instruments fall beneath it — until saxophone alone again — one final descending phrase — slow — resolved — like breathing out after a long time — last note fades into hall reverb — two beats of reverb tail only — then male voice enters alone for Bridge)
