Intro] [Music: felt piano only, sparse broken chords; low room tone; NO drums; keep it very intimate and dark] [Verse 1] [Music: piano only; left hand low octaves on beat 1; right hand broken Em(add9) shapes; soft dynamics; audible pedal] Before the sun, I slipped out—quiet as a prayer, Spices in my trembling hands, salt still in my hair. The city felt hollow; even footsteps sounded wrong, Like grief could make a streetlamp flicker out too long. I kept seeing Friday every time I closed my eyes— [Music: brief low-octave swell under “Friday,” then drop back to near-silence] Wood and iron, borrowed breath, the way the daylight died. They rolled the stone in place; I heard the final sound, And I came back to love You where they laid You in the ground. [Verse 2] [Music: tighten piano rhythm slightly; introduce very soft sub “heartbeat” pulses; still NO full drums] But the stone was already rolled back, The mouth of the tomb stood open like a crack. [Music: distant low-tom swell into this moment; keep it subtle] I ran in and my knees hit dirt and rock, No body, no silence—just a rising shock. Linen laid there quiet, folded, clean, and still, And my heart didn’t know if it should break or stand up whole. [Pre-Chorus] [Music: add faint pad; chords lift with tension (Am7 → Cmaj7 → Dsus4); reverse-piano swell into chorus] I thought somebody moved You—took You from me, Then heaven answered my panic: “He’s alive—come see.” [Chorus] [Music: widen piano (octaves + fuller chords); add warm bass; minimal drums (soft kick + gentle snare/clap); lead vocal opens but stays controlled] I came to say goodbye—and You were alive, The grave was open wide, but You weren’t inside. I stood there like stone—I couldn’t even breathe, Like if I blinked too hard, You’d fade and I’d grieve. [Music: bring in subtle string-synth lift ONLY here; add quiet breathy harmony doubles tucked low] Then You said my name—my whole world came alive, And fear and joy hit hard, side by side. [Verse 3] [Music: strip drums back out OR keep only faint kick; return to sparse piano; after “Mary” add light high-register piano sparkle] Two messengers asked me, “Why are you weeping?” I said, “Because He’s gone,” and my voice kept breaking. I turned and saw a man in the garden through my tears, I begged, “If you moved Him, tell me where—don’t leave me here.” [Music: drop to near-silence on the name; let the piano ring long] Then He said, “Mary,” and the dark let go of me, That voice in the morning—Jesus, standing right in front of me. [Pre-Chorus 2] [Music: rebuild with pad + Dsus4 tension; small tom swell into chorus; keep it restrained] He said, “Don’t hold on—go tell the others,” So I ran with shaking hands like a heart learning to trust again. [Chorus] [Music: same as Chorus; slightly bigger whisper doubles; still NO bright hats] I came to say goodbye—and You were alive, The grave was open wide, but You weren’t inside. I stood there like stone—I couldn’t even breathe, Like if I blinked too hard, You’d fade and I’d grieve. Then You said my name—my whole world came alive, And fear and joy hit hard, side by side. [Breakdown — Instrumental] [Music: solo piano vamp Em(add9) ↔ Cmaj7; lots of sustain; audible pedal; last bars add rising pad + sub swell to launch final chorus] [Final Chorus] [Music: fullest moment—wide piano + warm bass + soft drums + low strings; add stacked breathy harmonies; on last line CUT drums and let Em(add9) ring out] I came to say goodbye—and You were alive, The grave was open wide, but You weren’t inside. I stood there like stone—I couldn’t even breathe, Like if I blinked too hard, You’d fade and I’d grieve. Then You said my name—my whole world came alive, And fear and joy hit hard, side by side.
