[Intro: Felt piano arpeggios, low cello drone, 8 bars] [Verse 1] Morning light on silent keys your old mug rings cold against the wood I press the pedal soft and slow just to hear the echo where you stood [Pre-Chorus] you left no note just this tune in my hands breathing through the gaps where your voice once landed [Chorus] And I play it tender like you folded shirts crease by crease with quiet certainty now the strings swell wide but the space won’t fill this melody’s a room built for two people and one empty chair [Inst: Swell riser, breathy vocal harmony fade, 4 bars] [Verse 2] Rain taps the pane in triple time same as when you swayed without a sound I don’t touch the high notes now they ring too bright for this hollow ground [Pre-Chorus] you left no map just the weight of your pause in the spaces between what the piano saw [Chorus] And I play it gentle like you held my name soft enough to vanish in the air now the harmonies rise but they drift alone this melody’s a home with the door wide open and no footsteps near [Bridge: Warm orchestral pad enters, subtle tremolo strings] every chord I choose is one you never heard but I swear your shadow leans when the delay throws blur the words [Chorus] So I play it broken like our last goodbye half a phrase then silence taking hold if you’re listening somewhere tell me—do you hear this melody’s a question dressed as lullaby will you come back home? [Outro: Felt piano solo, sparse triplets, cello sustains, room reverb fade, 12 bars] MUSIC (+) LYRICS (+)
