[Intro – soft vinyl crackle, warm bass pulse, distant atmospheric piano, no spoken vocals] [Verse 1 – intimate, young clear female vocal, languid phrasing, sparse trip-hop groove] You live somewhere in my thoughts A distant voice across the haze I hear the world, I do my part As if we're walking side by side [Pre-Chorus – subtle rising tension, bassline becomes more melodic] You summon stars from endless night I seek the warmth within the fight somewhere in that restless blue I find a world I never knew [Chorus – memorable flowing melody, luminous layered female harmonies, piano chords bloom, spacious atmospheric pads] With or without you The world goes on, and so do I With or without you Some stars refuse to leave the sky I let the distance have its way keep the light I found that day With or without you With or without you [Verse 2 – restrained intimate delivery, rhythmic bass and subtle vinyl textures] You never knew the room you warmed Or how your words became a song I asked for nothing you could give Yet found another way to live [Pre-Chorus – delicate vocal doubling, atmospheric tension] Some distances are never crossed Some tenderness is never lost I leave the window open to the blue Not for your return, but for the view [Chorus – fuller female harmonies, melodic piano, warm expansive soundscape] With or without you The world goes on, and so do I With or without you Some stars refuse to leave the sky I let the distance have its way And keep the light I found that day With or without you With or without you [Bridge – close-miked solo female vocal, minimal bass and piano, soft suspended harmonies] I don't need to hold the flame To know the warmth was real Some things remain beyond reach Yet change the way I feel [Final Chorus – luminous interwoven female harmonies, gently soaring melodic expansion, no belting] With or without you The world goes on, and so do I With or without you Some stars refuse to leave the sky I let the distance have its way And keep the light I found that day With or without you With or without you [Outro – whispered-sung melodic echoes, piano fading into vinyl crackle] Without you Yet, with you
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