The Life We Never Planned [[R10] Breaking Out of the Box — Quiet Storm]

[Intro – 8 bars: Yamaha DX7 electric piano, Juno-106 pads, soft LinnDrum beat]

[Verse 1 – Intimate female vocal, DX7 keys, chorused clean guitar]
We thought we'd always stay beside those trees,
Where church bells drifted on the evening breeze.
A little house, the same familiar view,
The kind of life I'd always planned with you.

At home they told me what was wrong or right,
So I was scared to kiss you in the light.
They spoke of husbands, never of a wife,
As though they'd written every page of life.

[Pre-Chorus – Airy synth strings, soft Simmons tom fill]
You asked me, "Anne, what if we moved away?"
I tried to smile, not knowing what to say.
I wanted home. I wanted you there too.
But when they made me choose, I chose you.

[Chorus – Lush Juno-106 pads, fretless bass, LinnDrum, sax responses]
We left the roads we knew by heart,
And watched our little world fall apart.
The city lights were strange and new,
And I was just as scared as you.

I couldn't picture who we'd be,
But you were sitting next to me.

[Instrumental – 4 bars: Breathy tenor sax, shimmering DX7 bells]

[Verse 2 – DX7 electric piano, fretless bass, gentle drum machine]
We packed the plates and shut the door,
Then checked each empty room once more.
I watched the church tower fade from view,
And wondered if you missed it too.

One morning, walking through the square,
You took my hand. No one seemed to care.
I laughed, then cried at something small:
We could be seen, and that was all.

[Bridge – Beat drops out, solo DX7 and distant synth pad]
The hardest walls weren't made of stone,
They were the rules I'd always known.
I'd left our town, but couldn't see
How much of it had followed me.

[Instrumental Solo – 8 bars: Expressive tenor sax, vintage synth strings]

[Final Chorus – Warm synth strings, chorus guitar, LinnDrum groove]
We left the roads we knew by heart,
But somehow didn't fall apart.
These city streets are strange no more,
You're still the one I come home for.

Now when I talk about my life,
I get to say, "Mira's my wife."

[Outro – Drums fade; DX7 electric piano and near-whispered vocal]
The life we planned was safe and small,
I sometimes miss it, after all.

But here beside you, hand in hand,
I love the life we never planned.

[Long digital reverb tail, soft fade to silence]

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[Intro – 8 bars: Yamaha DX7 electric piano, Juno-106 pads, soft LinnDrum beat] [Verse 1 – Intimate female vocal, DX7 keys, chorused clean guitar] We thought we'd always stay beside those trees, Where church bells drifted on the evening breeze. A little house, the same familiar view, The kind of life I'd always planned with you. At home they told me what was wrong or right, So I was scared to kiss you in the light. They spoke of husbands, never of a wife, As though they'd written every page of life. [Pre-Chorus – Airy synth strings, soft Simmons tom fill] You asked me, "Anne, what if we moved away?" I tried to smile, not knowing what to say. I wanted home. I wanted you there too. But when they made me choose, I chose you. [Chorus – Lush Juno-106 pads, fretless bass, LinnDrum, sax responses] We left the roads we knew by heart, And watched our little world fall apart. The city lights were strange and new, And I was just as scared as you. I couldn't picture who we'd be, But you were sitting next to me. [Instrumental – 4 bars: Breathy tenor sax, shimmering DX7 bells] [Verse 2 – DX7 electric piano, fretless bass, gentle drum machine] We packed the plates and shut the door, Then checked each empty room once more. I watched the church tower fade from view, And wondered if you missed it too. One morning, walking through the square, You took my hand. No one seemed to care. I laughed, then cried at something small: We could be seen, and that was all. [Bridge – Beat drops out, solo DX7 and distant synth pad] The hardest walls weren't made of stone, They were the rules I'd always known. I'd left our town, but couldn't see How much of it had followed me. [Instrumental Solo – 8 bars: Expressive tenor sax, vintage synth strings] [Final Chorus – Warm synth strings, chorus guitar, LinnDrum groove] We left the roads we knew by heart, But somehow didn't fall apart. These city streets are strange no more, You're still the one I come home for. Now when I talk about my life, I get to say, "Mira's my wife." [Outro – Drums fade; DX7 electric piano and near-whispered vocal] The life we planned was safe and small, I sometimes miss it, after all. But here beside you, hand in hand, I love the life we never planned. [Long digital reverb tail, soft fade to silence]

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