[brief and dreamy instrumental intro, long reverse reverb build into first verse] [verse 1, melancholy but affectionate] you kicked off.. your shoes by the front door said it's fine i'm just a little worn out you laughed it off but your hands kept shaking i still taste that moment in my mouth [pre-chorus, maintain energy and feel] i should've pulled you in said you don't have to be so strong now every quiet night is me replaying what went wrong [mixed time, reverse reverb build, feels like song folded in on itself and imploded into polyrhythm] [chorus] i would give anything to see you smile again to hear you laugh again careless for a while just to watch you breathe and drop those heavy shoulders let you know you're safe if only for a mile i would give anything just to see you smile [horrifying car crash, surviving partner sobbing through smiles that the suffering has subsided] [verse 2] your coffee cup still stains the counter your sweater's hanging off the same old chair i talk out loud like you're in the bedroom pretend you're just tying up your hair [pre-chorus] if i could turn back time to when your eyes still met my eyes i'd wrap you up so tight build a shelter out of my life [chorus] i would give anything to see you smile again to hear you laugh again careless for a while just to watch you breathe and drop those heavy shoulders let you know you're safe if only for a mile i would give anything just to see you smile [skyfire pillow fight in the clouds] [bridge] if peace had a price tag i'd pay it in blood and days if rest was a doorway i'd carry you all the way [chorus] i would give anything to see you smile again to hear you laugh again careless for a while just to watch you breathe and drop those heavy shoulders let you know you're safe if only for a mile i would give anything oh i would give anything just to see you smile [dj-friendly outro, taking away one instrument group at a time, with chopped echoes glitching in and out of the mix]
