NOT GONE [0:00–0:10 — INTRO / NEAR-WHISPER / LOW SUB HUM] There’s nothing I wanna throw away but what’s between us. If something has to go— let it be the distance. [0:10–0:38 — VERSE 1 / LOW CHEST / SPARSE RHODES] Parts of me got lost I never gave away. I don’t know where they went. I just know I miss them. And the parts of me I wanted gone— they stayed. Fear stayed. Pride stayed. That little voice that says leave before you’re left— stayed. Funny what survives when something good gets hurt. [0:38–0:52 — PRE-CHORUS / KICK ENTERS / SUB BLOOMS] I lost what I was trying to save. Kept what I was trying to change. Somewhere in between— I put distance where you used to be. [0:52–1:16 — CHORUS / BIG OPEN MELODY / LONG NOTES] You’re not gone. You’re not gone. I still feel you when the room goes quiet. You’re not gone. You’re not gone. Love don’t disappear just because we hide it. If something’s gotta go— let it be the distance. Let it be the distance. I lost what I wanted to keep, kept what I wanted to lose— but you— you’re not gone. [1:16–1:24 — POST / HALF-TIME / VOCAL STACK] Not gone. Not gone. Let the distance go. [1:24–1:52 — VERSE 2 / WARMER / MORE MELODIC] I used to think holding on meant love. Now I know you can hold too hard. You can guard a heart until nobody can reach it, call that protection while it falls apart. But I still see that red light soft across your face— your hand finding mine before either of us had to say a thing. No before. No after. Just your hand in mine— and for a minute we were okay. [1:52–2:06 — PRE-CHORUS / VOCAL LIFT] That’s what hurts. Not that love disappeared. Something can still be alive— and still be hard to reach. [2:06–2:30 — CHORUS / BIGGER / DEEPER SUB] You’re not gone. You’re not gone. I still feel you when the room goes quiet. You’re not gone. You’re not gone. Love don’t disappear just because we hide it. If something’s gotta go— let it be the distance. Let it be the distance. I lost what I wanted to keep, kept what I wanted to lose— but you— you’re not gone. [2:30–2:53 — BRIDGE / DRUMS OUT / SUB DRONE] The best parts of me got lost while I was surviving. And the worst parts— they learned how to stay. So take the armor. Take the pride. Take the part of me that keeps looking for the exit. Take every word I used instead of saying— [BEAT CUT] I miss you. [2:53–3:21 — FINAL CHORUS / MAXIMUM LIFT / FLOOR-RUMBLING LOW END] YOU’RE NOT GONE. YOU’RE NOT GONE. I still feel you when the whole world’s quiet. YOU’RE NOT GONE. YOU’RE NOT GONE. Love don’t disappear just because we hide it. If something’s gotta go— LET IT BE THE DISTANCE. Let it be the distance. I lost what I wanted to keep, kept what I wanted to lose— but you— you’re not gone. [3:21–3:33 — OUTRO / DRUMS DROP / LONG SUB DECAY] Parts of me got lost. Parts of me stayed. And you— [REST] you’re not gone. Not gone.
