[INTRO – hushed whisper – tense, breathy, clean-guitar ambience] (Gotta stop you...) (Running through my mind) (Gotta stop you...) (Running through my mind) (Gotta stop you...) (Running through my mind) [VERSE 1 – confessional tension over bright melodic guitars] Oh Jackie I gotta stop you Running through my mind The moments been over So many years And I'm running out of time [PRECHORUS – rising urgency, widening guitars, emotional lift] The fantasy is over And I can't shift my life out of park You shut the lights off So long ago I'm still sitting here in the dark [CHORUS – explosive, hook-driven, shimmering and raw] Jackie It's too late to say I'm sorry It's too late to make it right It's too late To admit I didn't appreciate You But I gotta see you tonight I gotta see you tonight Jackie [VERSE 2 – rhythmic confession with melodic movement] I'm holding onto that smile I chased away I'm holding onto The way you used to play I'm holding onto Holding onto you I'm holding onto The things you used to do [CHORUS – explosive, hook-driven, shimmering and raw] Jackie It's too late to say I love you It's too late to fix my mistakes It's too late To admit I didn't appreciate You But I gotta see you tonight I gotta see you tonight Jackie [VERSE 3 – dreamy fragility with soft chorus-effect guitars] I'm still lifting you up for the first time I'm still meeting your eyes like a dream I'm still waiting in that freezer With all the ice cream... [BRIDGE – exposed, trembling vocals with glowing clean guitars] To kiss you... How I miss you.. Oh how I'd kiss you... And never leave your side. [FINAL CHORUS – chaotic intensity + bright melodic layering] [Instrumental pause]JACKIE!!! It's too late (too late) to say I love you (I love you) It's too late (It's much too much too late) to fix my mistakes It's too late (Too laaaaaate) To admit I didn't appreciate you But in can't see you tonight Can't see you outside my dreams tonight Jackie Ohhh Jackie [OUTRO – fading, nostalgic, emotional collapse]
