Everything Aligns

[Immediate vocal entry, low and assured] [Verse 1] I know that face before you speak That easy smile, that quiet certainty And I can feel the change begin Before your arms have even taken me in You know just when to hold me close And when to let the silence stay And all the noise I’ve carried in Begins to fall away [Pre-Chorus, melody rising] I can go a hundred ways I can run against the wind But there’s a moment when you hold me And the world comes into line again [Chorus, full warm resonance] Everything aligns Everything aligns All that restless electricity Settles into harmony And I am still on fire I am still alive And all the noise inside me Falls quiet by your side [Verse 2, rhythmic, affectionate] You have that smile I can’t resist That calm way of handling everything Two words, a quiet “Sure, babe” And I’m reminded what a man I’ve got I catch you waiting in the blue And I forget the race I’m running For just a moment, all I want Is to be close enough to touch you [Chorus, expansive] Everything aligns Everything aligns All that restless electricity Settles into harmony And I am still on fire I am still alive And all the noise inside me Falls quiet by your side [Bridge, intimate, richly melodic] There are a thousand ways to love me You’ve never needed to explain I see it in the way you reach for me And I fall in love again [Final Chorus, deep, joyful, assured] Everything aligns Everything aligns I could take on all the world And still want you beside me I’m still on fire I’m still alive And all the noise inside me Falls quiet by your side [Outro, almost smiling] Sure, babe. I know.