[Intro] [Instrument: Sparse felt piano, uneven single notes] [Mood: Empty, observant, restrained] [Energy: Near-silent] [low room tone, faint electrical hiss] [Verse] [Instrument: Piano only, long decay] I opened my eyes Before I woke up The room was already waiting Everything looked Like it remembered me Better than I did [Verse] [Instrument: Piano continues, subtle noise bed enters] They told me nothing Was wrong here And that’s how I knew The walls don’t move The clocks don’t blink The air just listens [Pre-Chorus] [Instrument: Piano drops to isolated notes, noise swells slightly] I keep holding my breath For something to happen But nothing ever does [Chorus] [Instrument: Piano + low noise] If this is punishment It’s carefully done No pain No fire Just never being done I stand in the middle Of what I became Not forgiven Not condemned [Instrumental] [Instrument: Single piano note loop, low-frequency noise pulse] [no vocals] [Verse] [Instrument: Piano returns, quieter] Every door is open But I don’t step through Because they all lead here I hear my name In the distance Like it forgot who I was [Pre-Chorus] [Instrument: Noise slightly louder than piano] I keep asking the dark If it has an end It keeps quiet [Chorus] [Instrument: Piano nearly disappears] If this is where I belong Then don’t wake me up Let me fade Into the design I don’t feel lost I don’t feel found I just feel Paused [Bridge] [Instrument: Noise only, piano absent] Maybe this is what’s left When the worst has passed And nothing replaces it No lesson No light Just the weight Of continuing [Final Chorus] [Instrument: Piano returns, barely audible] If this is mercy It learned how to hide Inside routines And softened lines I keep waiting for judgment Or release But this place Doesn’t need me to leave [Outro] [Instrument: Noise only, slow fade] I think I’ve been here The whole time
