Expectation

[Intro] (two notes, leaning forward) [Verse 1] I set the seat and waited The waiting was not empty it was full of you You did not come but you filled the room [Pre-Chorus] (left hand enters, tilted) I expected— therefore [Chorus] (ostinato FULL) Expectation the shape of before Expectation without the after Expectation I built the scene Expectation not the meeting [Interlude] (piano, tilted) [Verse 2] A seat is set at the table The seat does not know the guest I set a place for your arrival The place became your absence I ate alone across from what I made [Pre-Chorus] I expected— I expected [Bridge] (silence) (whisper) 待っていたのは あなたなのか あなたの形に 作った 静けさなのか 来なかったのは あなたなのか 私の予想なのか (long breath) [Final Chorus] Expectation I kept the seat Expectation the seat became the evening Expectation which is openness Expectation which is also closing [Outro] (two notes, unresolved) Instead... Instead...