[Intro — 84 BPM, spacious and contemplative, fingerpicked acoustic guitar, bowed upright bass, distant accordion drone, muted violin harmonics, intimate breathy vocal] I carried every version Long after it had gone Like empty coats Hung behind a closing door [Verse 1 — Gentle 7/8 pulse, brushed snare, acoustic guitar, pizzicato strings, restrained clarinet, reflective vocal] There was a child Who measured summers By scraped knees And fading freckles There was a stranger Learning every room As though belonging Could be rehearsed There was a lover Who mistook silence For understanding I still know Each one of them [Pre-Chorus — Rhythm loosens, sustained cello and violin, soft brass enters, hopeful but uncertain] I thought changing Meant leaving something behind But every road Was a new direction [Chorus — Full chamber ensemble, soaring violins, accordion, warm brass, tom-driven pulse, emotional layered vocals] If I could gather Every skin I've worn Lay them side by side Across the years None of them were lies None of them survived unchanged Every life I lived Still fits somewhere inside me Waiting Waiting.. [Verse 2 — Sparse arrangement returns, acoustic guitar, upright bass, clarinet melody, delicate vocal] The careful one Who counted every word The reckless one Who never counted anything The one who stayed The one who ran The one convinced Tomorrow would explain itself They all believed They'd reached the final shape [Bridge — Slow-building post-rock crescendo, bowed strings swell, brass choir, timpani, tremolo electric guitar, passionate vocal] Maybe there isn't A final version Maybe we're stitched together Patch after patch Until the whole cloth Carries every season Not hidden Not erased Only worn softer By time [Final Chorus — Expansive chamber pop, soaring violin melodies, accordion, brass counterlines, post-rock guitar textures, powerful but warm vocal harmonies] If this is The seventh skin I know there'll be another Waiting beyond The next hard winter I won't leave this one behind I'll fold it carefully Beside the others And carry every life Into the next [Outro — Instruments gradually fall away, solo violin and acoustic guitar, fading accordion drone, whispered vocal] None were wasted None were perfect And the Dreamer waited.. Beyond.. The seventh skin [End]
