[Intro - Soft ocean waves, distant electric guitar, intimate male vocal] Hey… You still awake? Yeah, it’s been a while. Hello… it’s me. [Verse 1 - Conversational, warm vocal, clean guitar] I’ve been driving with the windows down Chasing sunsets on the edge of town Got a few regrets in the rearview light And a couple of scars I don’t hide tonight I was somebody you thought you knew Wearing old skin, playing old rules But the tide came in and it washed me clean Now I’m closer to the man I’m meant to be [Pre-Chorus - Drums gradually building, rising vocal] I’ve been gone, I’ve been getting lost Found out who I am, whatever it costs If you’re listening, let the silence break There’s something I’ve been dying to say [Chorus - Explosive California pop-rock, soaring vocal, big drums] Hello! It’s me! Coming back to life, finally breathing free I’ve been down, I’ve been changed, I’ve been chasing my dreams Now I’m standing in the light of everything I could be Hello! Can’t you see? There’s a whole new world waking up in me No more hiding in the shadows of who I used to be Hello! Hello! It’s me! [Post-Chorus - Catchy gang vocals, bright electric guitars] Oh-oh-oh, I’m coming through Oh-oh-oh, something new Oh-oh-oh, let the whole world see Hello! Hello! It’s me! [Verse 2 - Confident, playful delivery, bass and drums groove] Remember those nights on the boulevard? Cheap champagne and a borrowed car Said forever underneath those lights Then we watched forever disappear overnight Maybe someday we’ll laugh about it All the things we feared, all the things we doubted I don’t need to turn back the hands of time I just needed to make this life of mine [Pre-Chorus - Stronger build, layered backing vocals] I’ve been gone, but I’m here again With a little more truth and a few less plans If you’re listening, let the silence break I’m not the boy you remember today [Chorus - Full band, soaring melody, layered harmonies] Hello! It’s me! Coming back to life, finally breathing free I’ve been down, I’ve been changed, I’ve been chasing my dreams Now I’m standing in the light of everything I could be Hello! Can’t you see? There’s a whole new world waking up in me No more hiding in the shadows of who I used to be Hello! Hello! It’s me! [Bridge - Strip back to piano and vocal, vulnerable and sincere] Maybe I was scared to let you in Scared of losing, scared to begin But the ocean never asks the shore If it’s ready for another wave once more So here’s my heart, here’s my name Not the old me, not a borrowed face If there’s one thing I want you to believe I’m finally learning to be me [Instrumental Break - Melodic electric guitar solo, driving live drums] [Final Chorus - Huge anthemic lift, stacked harmonies, crashing cymbals] Hello! It’s me! Coming back to life, finally breathing free I’ve been down, I’ve been changed, now I’m all I can be With the Pacific in my soul and the whole world beneath my feet Hello! Can’t you see? There’s a brand-new chapter waiting here for me No more hiding, no more running, no more apologies Hello! Hello! It’s me! [Final Post-Chorus - Big gang vocals, repeated hook] Oh-oh-oh, I’m coming through Oh-oh-oh, something new Oh-oh-oh, let the whole world see Hello! Hello! It’s me! [Outro - Instruments fall away, ocean waves return, intimate spoken vocal] Hey… Thanks for picking up. It’s good to be me. [End]
