Jeyffa - Starry Ceiling of October

country, Gentle country-pop ballad with soft male vocals, brushed kick and snare, mellow acoustic guitar, and warm pedal steel swells, Subtle glockenspiel-style bell chimes echo key phrases in the chorus, Verses stay intimate and close-mic’d; chorus blooms with stacked harmonies and a supporting piano bed, Final refrain strips back to voice, guitar, and distant bells for a hopeful, lingering close, sad, gentle, pop, male vocals, ballad, soft

[Verse 1] I passed that rusted mailbox Your name half-faded on the side Cornfields leaning in like old friends Waving as I drive Your sweater on the backseat Still smells like last July I roll the window halfway Let in the harvest sky [Chorus] And the road home seems longer under the starry ceiling of October Every mile feels heavy, but it pulls me closer, closer Yeah the night gets cold, but the heart grows bolder, older And the road home seems longer under the starry ceiling of October [Verse 2] I think about your kitchen Coffee rings on chipped blue plates How you laughed about the future Like it couldn’t make us wait There’s a porch light in the distance I pray it’s shining still If you’re standing there to meet me I can climb this final hill [Chorus] And the road home seems longer under the starry ceiling of October Every mile feels heavy, but it pulls me closer, closer Yeah the night gets cold, but the heart grows bolder, older And the road home seems longer under the starry ceiling of October [Bridge] Maybe we can start again (oh darling) Where the map runs out of ink Two chairs on that old front porch Just you, the stars, my drink If we speak above a whisper If we say each hope by name Maybe autumn’s falling leaves Plant the spring again [Chorus] And the road home seems longer under the starry ceiling of October Every mile feels heavy, but it pulls me closer, closer Yeah the night gets cold, but the heart grows bolder, older And the road home seems longer under the starry ceiling of October

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