PhoenixSonata - Better days

[Intro — solo acoustic guitar, sparse, room noise] [Verse 1 — quiet, close-mic vocal, no drums] I had a note you wrote me Folded soft from the rain Every wrong turn I took Still led me here again I lost a few names in the hallway I lost a few nights on the way But something in me kept saying Wait [Pre-Chorus — bass enters, floor tom build] If I can breathe through the ache If I can take one more step Maybe the road isn't empty Maybe it's just not lit yet [Chorus — full band, layered harmonies, wide] Better days, better days Better days ahead I keep my eyes on the line You wrote in my head Better days, better days I can hear them call What I couldn't hold today It's not gone at all [Verse 2 — quiet again, add bass] I've seen the dust on the window I've seen the door stay shut I've learned how hard it is To trust what I can't touch But hope has a way of returning Quiet as a seed in the dark It turns every no into a maybe Every scar into a spark [Pre-Chorus — bigger build, one step higher] If I can breathe through the ache If I can take one more step Maybe the road isn't empty Maybe it's just not lit yet [Chorus — full band] Better days, better days Better days ahead I keep my eyes on the line You wrote in my head Better days, better days I can hear them call What I couldn't hold today It's not gone at all [Bridge — strip to vocal + piano, then swell] So I won't bow to the shadow I won't name this pain my home There's a light on in the window And I'm not walking there alone [Final Chorus — everything, highest energy, harmonies in thirds] Better days, better days Better days ahead I keep my eyes on the line You wrote in my head Better days, better days I believe them now The best is still in front of me It's coming down, coming down like rain [Outro — band drops out, guitar + voice, fade] Better days Better days It's coming down like rain