[Intro - solo Rhodes piano, slow and tender, ocean ambience fades in] [Verse 1 - intimate vocal, close-mic, soft Rhodes underneath] I met her down by the water Barefoot in the morning sun She didn't ask me where I'd been Or all the battles I'd won She sat beside me quietly While the tide rolled in and out And somehow all the noise inside Got tired of shouting loud [Pre-Chorus - vocal lifts slightly, bass enters warm and low] She's never in a hurry Never tries to change my mind She just waits there in the silence Until I finally arrive [Chorus - swell, strings enter, full warm band, vocal centered] Peace She's a friend I always crave When the world gets heavy And my heart forgets its way Peace She knows every scar I hide Meets me by the ocean And stays awhile tonight [Verse 2 - strip back to piano and brushed drums, storytelling tone] I looked for her in people I looked for her in dreams I looked for her in promises That weren't what they seemed Then one day she found me On a quiet afternoon In a saxophone melody Floating through the room [Verse 2 continued - vocal becomes warmer, more resolved] The notes rolled like the ocean Slow and steady as the tide And for the first time in forever Everything inside went quiet [Pre-Chorus - fuller, more yearning] She's never made me earn her Never asked me to explain She just wraps me in her stillness Like a hug and summer rain [Chorus - full band, strings lush, vocal forward] Peace She's a friend I always crave When the world gets heavy And my heart forgets its way Peace She knows every scar I hide Meets me by the ocean And stays awhile tonight [Bridge - sparse, piano only, vocal raw and honest] I've chased a lot of things That couldn't love me back But Peace... She always finds me When I wander off my path [Bridge build - strings rise gently, brushed drums return] Sometimes she sounds like waves Sometimes she sounds like rain Sometimes she's hiding in a saxophone Calling out my name [Instrumental break - Rhodes piano lead, 8 bars, warm and unhurried, strings breathe underneath] [Final Chorus - gospel-soul lift, strings and band full, voice opens up and carries] Peace She's the friend I needed most Not the loudest voice Just the one that feels like home Peace Pull up a chair and stay I've been looking for you Almost every day [Outro - voice becomes hushed and tender, band fades to piano and soft bass] Peace... Never leave Stay awhile Take my hand Walk with me Till the ocean meets the sky And take me home [Outro instrumental - Rhodes piano single notes over wave sounds, fade to silence]
