Esmé in the Ether (Rewoven by Zwiebelherz)

[Intro – whispered] Who am I? You don't have to answer. [Verse 1 – intimate] I know the smile you wear in crowded rooms And the silence when the door shuts too I know when “I'm fine” means let it go And when it means stay close You change the subject when it gets too real Disappear before you have to feel You don't owe me something fixed or clear You can be uncertain here [Pre-Chorus] You don't have to choose tonight Which part of you is true I never came here for a version I came here for you [Chorus – wide, clean] You don't have to name it You don't have to know You can change beside me You don't have to choose which way to go No perfect answer No polished view When there's nobody left watching I just want you As you [Post-Chorus] As you... As you... [Verse 2 – intimate] I know the light that follows you around The way a room can turn when you walk in But I know the quiet after midnight When you don't know where to begin I won't hold you to a photograph Or who you thought you had to be You don't have to stay the same Just to stay with me [Pre-Chorus] If tomorrow shifts the colors If another side comes through I don't need to understand it all I'll meet you there too [Chorus – wide, clean] You don't have to name it You don't have to know You can change beside me You don't have to choose which way to go No perfect answer No polished view When there's nobody left watching I just want you As you [Bridge – sparse, conversational] What if I change? Then change. What if I don't know? Then don't. What if tomorrow I'm someone new? Then tomorrow I'll learn you too. [Instrumental – restrained build] No promise you'll stay the same No promise that I will Just this moment Just this room And both of us here still [Final Chorus – warm, expansive] You don't have to name it You don't have to know You never have to fit A shape somebody else chose You can shine You can shake You can leave the mask undone You don't have to make yourself smaller To be loved by someone No final answer No final truth When there's nothing left to prove Come a little closer Just be you [Outro – whispered] Who am I? Tonight? You. That's enough. [Fade]