[Intro | deep bass riff leads, rim clicks, low organ swell, soft wordless male and female harmonies, warm and unhurried] [Verse 1 | warm male and female voices in close harmony, fully sung, bass and brushed drums in deep pocket, sparse tremolo guitar] In the crowd on the platform, your green velvet jacket catches the light. On the way we stop in the park. Your hip against mine. The sun warms my back while I watch you talk to the sky with your eyes closed. [Chorus | full band swell, organ beneath, stacked warm harmonies, soaring fully sung voices, dynamic crescendo, the word antiphon sung clearly with stress on the first syllable] I loved you when we were young, and I have loved others since. We only meant to open it ajar and let a little light in — now the gates stand wide open. In here a whisper, even the smallest sigh, is carried up where the high arches meet, the deep answers us in overtones, thought catches thought in antiphon, and a choir of senses bursts into harmony. [Verse 2 | stripped to bass and brushed drums, close sung harmonies, easy walking groove, sudden pause at the end] We follow the harbour, talking easy — about rain, trains, how you come to know yourself. Then you ask me something no one has ever asked me before, and I stop mid-step. [Chorus | full band swell, organ beneath, stacked warm harmonies, soaring fully sung voices, dynamic crescendo] I loved you when we were young, and I have loved others since. We only meant to open it ajar and let a little light in — now the gates stand wide open. In here a whisper, even the smallest sigh, is carried up where the high arches meet, the deep answers us in overtones, thought catches thought in antiphon, and a choir of senses bursts into harmony. [Verse 3 | slow sensual groove, deep warm bass, tremolo guitar shimmer, breathy intertwined harmonies] The evening sun slips behind rain-heavy clouds, to the wet sounds of summer rain, bodies blend — and time loses its meaning. Deep inside the red flame there burns a blue, and neither of us knows who is who. [Verse 4 | hushed and still, bass and soft organ only, slow tidal sway, voices barely above a whisper, no percussion] Breath by breath I sink into the warmth of your body — thigh against thigh, your back against my chest, my head close to yours. A faint, deep pulse travels between us, hip to head, like a slow tide, and we let ourselves be rocked. [Chorus | swelling from silence, full band, organ at its fullest, stacked warm harmonies, soaring fully sung voices, dynamic crescendo] I loved you when we were young, and I have loved others since. We only meant to open it ajar and let a little light in — now the gates stand wide open. In here a whisper, even the smallest sigh, is carried up where the high arches meet, the deep answers us in overtones, thought catches thought in antiphon, and a choir of senses bursts into harmony. [Bridge | bare single bass notes, both voices plain and quiet, no organ, no guitar] Your train waits at the platform, doors open. [Final Chorus | band falls away to bass and soft organ, slower, voices soft and fragile, diminuendo] Then the tide pulls back and sets us down. The gates we walked through together still stand open — and in there, an old flame burns blue. In there a whisper, even the smallest sigh, is carried up where the high arches meet, the deep answers us in echoes, thought reaches for thought in antiphon, and a choir of senses slowly dies away in wonder. [Outro | solo bass and distant organ, softly sung voices, close and quiet, slowing tempo, long fade] The train rolls out of sight — and my eyes follow the two rails. [End]
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