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Grace in a Quiet Room

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[Intro](Soft nylon guitar pattern enters, fingerpicked with a gentle 2/4 bossa sway)(A breathy voice hums a smooth melody over a $Cmaj9 - Dm9 - G13$ progression)Ba-da-da, humm...Quietly...Ba-da-da-da... [Verse 1] (Nylon guitar fingerpicking; light brush on the snare with rim taps)I came through the door with a pocket of noise Tired old thoughts and a heavy control The deacon was tapping a quiet count Um, dois, três... softly into the room The keys had a whisper, the bass had a sway My whole weary week let its shoes slide away By the very second chord... I was breathing again. [Chorus] (Smooth, lush chord swell; subtle shaker enters)Oh, I found grace in a quiet room breathing A soft bossa groove where the saints laid it down Três, seis, nove in the hush of the rhythm Like the sky and the floor bowed without a sound I was down to the end of my quiet resolve Then You put me back in my place And I walked away with a hallelujah Written softly across my face...(Soft Portuguese whisper) Tão suave... (So gentle...) [Verse 2] (Upright bass walking lightly beneath the guitar)I still carry shadows of doubt in my hands Still drag my feet through the warm, golden sand But Your mercy moves in a tempo so light Like a cool Sunday breeze on a midsummer night And I keep coming back for the peace in the phrase... [Chorus] (Full bossa groove—plucked bass, gentle flute embellishments)Oh, I found grace in a quiet room breathing A soft bossa groove where the saints laid it down Três, seis, nove in the hush of the rhythm Like the sky and the floor bowed without a sound I was down to the end of my quiet resolve Then You put me back in my place And I walked away with a hallelujah Written softly across my face... [Bridge] (Guitars drop to a slow, dreamy strum; Rhodes piano taking over)When Monday comes leaning heavy and low And the worries pile up everywhere that I go...(Whispered)I hear that small three-note prayer in my chest A bossa lullaby guiding my rest And You’re already there...Já está aqui... (You are already here...) [Nylon Guitar Solo] (Warm, jazzy bossa nova solo over $Fmaj7 - Em7 - Dm9 - G13$) [Chorus] (Soaring, breezy vocal harmony)Oh, I found grace in a quiet room breathing A soft bossa groove where the saints laid it down Três, seis, nove in the hush of the rhythm Like the sky and the floor bowed without a sound I was down to the end of my quiet resolve Then You put me back in my place And I walked away with a hallelujah Written softly across my face... [Outro] (Slowing rhythm, soft vocal ad-libs)Hallelujah...Três, seis, nove...Wrapped around my face...(Nylon guitar ends on a warm $Cmaj9$ chord, softly sustained with a chime)