[verse 1 - hushed delivery, fragile guitar arpeggios, subtle Rhodes] My spirit’s breaking down inside The air gets thick, my eyes just burn Waves keep ripping through my mind Waiting for your sweet return Idle thoughts become too real When you’re not here to hold me close Everything I think and feel Turns into the ghost I know the most [chorus - three-part harmony, bass swells, trip-hop beat expands] Ever present, always tender Love for you won’t ever wander Lost in time under starless skies Ever longing for you to come home Come home to my heart tonight Come home to my heart [verse 2 - whispered, syncopated guitar, distant bossa sway] My bones are tired from the ache Of missing you through every day The darkness feels like wide awake But dreaming that you’ll find your way Back to me, back to this place Where love lives on despite the pain I see your smile in empty space And count the hours till we’re the same [chorus - harmonies wider, strings faintly rise] Ever present, always tender Love for you won’t ever wander Lost in time under starless skies Ever longing for you to come home Come home to my heart tonight Come home to my heart [bridge - whispered build, odd-time accents, layers swirl] The marrow of my soul cries out For one more chance to make this right Through waves of fear and waves of doubt I hold your love like morning light My consciousness keeps calling you Across the void, across the years The only thing I know is true Is love survives beyond the tears [final chorus - soaring 3-part harmonies, cathartic release] Ever present, always tender Love for you will never surrender Found in time under healing skies Ever hoping you’ll come home Come home to my heart tonight Come home to my heart tonight Come home to my heart [outro - whispered falsetto, guitar fades into Rhodes echoes]
