[Verse 1] I drew a map of every note Then drew a map of where it goes I kept the pencil in the air As if the page could choose for me [Pre-Chorus] A thousand doors, a single key I turn them all in my head [Chorus] Pick one note, let it land Let it shake the careful plan One small sound, then another Now the silence has a color Pick one note, don’t rehearse Let the first one break the curse All those songs can wait their turn Start the tune and let it burn [Verse 2] I tried each ending on for size Counted all the ways it could be wrong The room stayed still, the clock went on The page was patient all along [Pre-Chorus] A thousand doors, a single key I turn them all in my head [Chorus] Pick one note, let it land Let it shake the careful plan One small sound, then another Now the silence has a color Pick one note, don’t rehearse Let the first one break the curse All those songs can wait their turn Start the tune and let it burn [Bridge] Maybe none of them were waiting For a perfect first line Maybe all I had to offer Was the sound that’s mine [Final Chorus] Pick one note, let it land Let it shake the careful plan One small sound, then another Now the silence has a color Pick one note, don’t rehearse Let the first one break the curse All those songs can wait their turn Start the tune and let it burn [Outro] One note. Then one more.
