[Intro – MALE, quiet spoken, natural London delivery] You came early. [FEMALE – amused] Again? [MALE] Didn't know there was a rule. [FEMALE] There is now. [MALE – small laugh] Right. --- [Verse 1 – MALE, melodic conversational delivery] We were meant to meet by the river when the afternoon got colder. You had your hands inside your sleeves, I had a thousand things to tell you. Didn't say any of them. We walked past the old footbridge, you pointed out the lights on the water. I said, “That's nice.” You said, “You're terrible at this.” At what? [FEMALE] Saying what you mean. [MALE] Maybe. Or maybe I like being here too much. --- [Pre-Chorus – FEMALE lead, MALE low responses] [FEMALE] You could tell me. [MALE] Tell you what? [FEMALE] Why you keep looking at me. [MALE] I'm not. [FEMALE] You are. [MALE] Alright. Maybe I am. --- [Chorus – melodic, flowing, wider harmony] You wash over me like rain on the river, slow enough that I don't notice. Then I'm standing somewhere I don't recognise, watching everything move without me. If I let you pull me closer, I already know I'll go with it. You wash over me. And I don't fight it. --- [Verse 2 – MALE, warmer rhythm, conversational] I said I'd keep it casual. That lasted about a day. You text. I answer. You disappear. I check my phone, then tell myself, “Don't be weird.” Two minutes later I'm reading “see you soon” like there's something underneath it. That's embarrassing. [FEMALE – amused] A little. [MALE] You say, “Come round.” I say, “I'm busy.” You say, “Alright.” Five minutes later I'm outside your door. [FEMALE] You're not very good at this. [MALE] At what? [FEMALE] Pretending you don't care. [MALE] Allow it. [FEMALE] There it is. [MALE] What? [FEMALE] Exactly. --- [Chorus – different phrasing, more melodic] You wash over me, not all at once. Just little by little, till I can't remember where I stopped and you began. Maybe that's the trouble. Maybe that's the point. You wash over me. And I let you. --- [Bridge – stripped back, river ambience, spoken/melodic exchange] [MALE] I used to think you had to know where something was going before you could call it real. [FEMALE] And now? [MALE] Now I'm not so sure. [FEMALE] That's progress. [MALE] Don't get carried away. [FEMALE] You already are. [MALE – laugh] Fair. [Pause] You came early. [FEMALE] You noticed. [MALE] Course I did. --- [Build – FEMALE soft, MALE answering] [FEMALE] What happens when the river turns? [MALE] We turn with it. [FEMALE] And if it takes us somewhere else? [MALE] We see where it goes. [FEMALE] You're getting better. [MALE] At what? [FEMALE] Saying what you mean. --- [Final Chorus – emotional but controlled, layered male/female vocals] You wash over me like rain on the river. No warning. No reason. No need to explain. I spent so long trying to keep my feet underneath me. Now I'm not sure I want the ground the same way. You wash over me. I don't fight it. You wash over me. And I stay. --- [Outro – almost spoken, minimal atmosphere] [FEMALE] Same time tomorrow? [MALE] I'll probably be early. [FEMALE – quiet laugh] I know. [MALE] Yeah. You do. [Music fades]
