⸻ 🎼 “I Need the Antidote (The Antidote Is Time)” ⸻ [Intro | soft piano | ticking clock | distant room tone] I thought I had more time… Didn’t we all? ⸻ [Verse 1 | steady build | soft pulse] I blinked and years fell through my hands Like dust I never tried to hold Days I swore I’d get back to Now they’re stories I’ve been told Every “later,” every “soon” Every moment I delayed Built a life of almosts From the choices that I made ⸻ [Pre-Chorus | tension | rising strings] I kept running toward tomorrow Like it owed me something more Never saw the doors were closing While I stood outside the door ⸻ [Chorus | emotional lift | wide] I need the antidote Not for the pain, not for the lies I need the antidote For all the time that slipped me by I need the antidote Ooh ooh I need the antidote ⸻ [Chant Chorus 1 | minimal | heartbeat rhythm] Down and out I’m out when I’m down and out Where’d it go Down and out I’m out when I’m down and out I don’t know ⸻ [Instrumental Solo 0 | piano lead | simple, reflective] ⸻ [Verse 2 | slightly faster phrasing | deeper emotion] I missed the laughs I could’ve stayed for Missed the calls I should’ve made Missed the way they said my name Before it slowly started to fade Chased the things that didn’t matter Watched the real things fall apart Now I’m standing in the silence With a lifetime in my heart ⸻ [Pre-Chorus 2 | stronger | emotional push] Every second I was given Was a gift I didn’t see Now I’d trade forever forward For a moment back with me ⸻ [Chorus 2 | fuller | more intensity] I need the antidote Not for the world, not for the pain I need the antidote To live those days again I need the antidote Ooh ooh I need the antidote ⸻ [Chant Chorus 2 | progression | layered] Down and out I’m out when I’m down and out Too late now Down and out I’m out when I’m down and out Don’t know how ⸻ [Instrumental Solo 1 | violin + guitar | emotional swell] ⸻ [Bridge / Verse 3 | stripped | intimate] If I could sit in one more moment Just be there and not rush through Hear the laughter, feel the sunlight Be the man I never knew No grand fix, no second lifetime No great miracle to chase Just the wisdom of a heartbeat I can never recreate ⸻ [Instrumental Solo 2 | full band swell | rising then drop] ⸻ [Final Chorus | biggest | breaking point] I need the antidote Not to escape — just to feel I need the antidote To make one memory real I need the antidote Ooh ooh I need the antidote ⸻ [Outro Chant | fading | echo] Down and out I’m out when I’m down and out It was mine Down and out I’m out when I’m down and out All that time ⸻ [Final Line | soft | close] The antidote… was time ⸻
