[INTRO — SOFT PIANO AND ACOUSTIC GUITAR] [Warm, intimate and romantic.] [Female lead enters gently and close.] [VERSE 1] O my love is like a red, red rose Newly opened in the June Like a melody that finds its way And somehow always leads me back to you I have seen the seasons turn Watched the daylight disappear But every road my heart has learned Still brings me right back here [PRE-CHORUS] [Add warm bass and soft rising strings.] [Vocal begins to open.] If the years should change the sky If the rivers leave the sea There is one thing time can never take What you have come to mean to me [CHORUS — BIG POP LIFT] [Full modern drums enter.] [Strings spread wide across the stereo field.] [Lead vocal becomes bright and soaring.] Till the seas go dry Till the stars forget to shine Till the rocks melt with the sun I will still call you mine Till the last road ends Till forever runs out of time I will love you still My red, red rose My love, my life [POST-CHORUS] [Layered female backing vocals softly echo the hook.] My red, red rose My red, red rose [VERSE 2 — WARMER AND MORE CONFIDENT] You have made the ordinary days Something I don't want to lose Every quiet morning beside you Feels like something I would always choose There may come a distant mile There may come a changing tide But wherever life may carry us My heart is walking at your side [PRE-CHORUS — BUILD HIGHER] [Add brighter strings and subtle percussion lift.] If the years should change the sky If the rivers leave the sea There is one thing time can never take What you have come to mean to me [CHORUS — BIGGER] [Broader drums, fuller strings and layered backing vocals.] Till the seas go dry Till the stars forget to shine Till the rocks melt with the sun I will still call you mine Till the last road ends Till forever runs out of time I will love you still My red, red rose My love, my life [BRIDGE — DROP TO PIANO] [Vocal becomes intimate again.] [Allow space between lines.] And fare thee well My only love If distance ever calls Though ten thousand miles Should lie between My heart will cross them all [BUILD — CINEMATIC STRINGS RISE] [Bring in cello, then strings, then drums.] [Backing vocals gradually widen.] And I will come again, my love Though oceans lie between No road could ever make me lose The place where you have been [FINAL CHORUS — FULL CINEMATIC POP CLIMAX] [Lead vocal reaches full power.] [Huge but elegant arrangement.] [Layered backing vocals and strings create a wide headphone soundstage.] Till the seas go dry Till the stars forget to shine Till the rocks melt with the sun I will still call you mine Till the last road ends Till forever runs out of time I will love you still My red, red rose My love, my life [FINAL REFRAIN] [Drums fall away gradually.] [Lead vocal and backing harmonies carry the ending.] Till the seas go dry Till forever runs out of time My red, red rose I'll still be yours And you'll still be mine [ENDING] [Piano and acoustic guitar return.] [Strings fade slowly into the distance.] [End warm, resolved and hopeful.]
