[Intro: reversed piano, tape flutter] [Verse 1: intimate melodic baritone] I knew you from a chapter That you wish you hadn't written I could quote the worst of you And pretend that nothing's different But I watched you do the work To change the person you had been [Pre-Chorus: rising falsetto doubles] I won't erase what came before But I can see you're writing more [Chorus: soaring major-key melody] We are all a second draft Of the people we once were Learning how to tell a story With a little less of hurt No one gets to change the past But the future isn't sealed Let the better version growing Have a chance to be revealed [Break: syncopated fretless bass, guitar runs] [Verse 2: warm conversational] I won't pretend the pain was small Or say that trust comes back on call But I can notice when you change Instead of keeping you in chains [Bridge: half-time, layered thirds] Accountability and grace Can both belong within one space [Final Chorus: cathartic lift] We are all a second draft And the pages aren't complete Let the person doing better Be somebody we can meet [Outro: piano resolves]
