[Intro] (Slow ceremonial frame drum beats, deep warm ambient drone, quiet collective breathing) [Verse 1] The moment that broke me Pervades my mind I realize you’re really gone For the thousandth first time Because I forget In a moment of laughter That I can’t share With the you that comes after [Chorus] (Full group vocal ensemble, wide grounding harmonies) So I reach for my phone I’m so used to calling Then it all comes back And my heart is free falling For the thousandth First time I’m still here Without you by My side [Verse 2] The world just stopped And now your life Is the membrane Between two halves of mine Between murky joy And cold hard clarity A flaw in the design Where you don’t get To be here with me [Chorus] (Solemn ceremonial choir swelling together) So I reach for my phone I’m so used to calling Then it all comes back And my heart is free falling For the thousandth First time I’m still here Without you by my side [Bridge] (Instrumentation strips to deep resonant drones and organic acoustic percussion) It’s funny how we get complacent How easily we mistake Worthless for worthwhile I wish I’d stayed A little longer Just to see you smile [Verse 3] (Building sacred collective momentum, layered choral pads) You weren’t supposed To go so soon I let the fresh air Into the room The miracle of life The perils of surviving Some days I sit here And watch the light arriving [Outro] (Cathartic communal choir crescendo, soaring grounded ensemble harmonies, trailing into resonant low drones) There is something just divine In a moment at your side I didn’t know I’d live it A thousand times inside I’m still here Without you by my side
